Key result
High BP links to ~14-fold higher cardiovascular risk, the strongest among metabolic syndrome components.
Why the study?
Which components of metabolic syndrome are most strongly associated with cardiovascular risk as measured by pulse wave velocity, and how does this differ by sex?
Population
608 subjects with metabolic syndrome enrolled at the out-patients department of a Thai Internal Medicine…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May support sex-specific metabolic syndrome criteria for CV risk stratification; hypothesis-generating, needs prospective validation.
Cross-Sectional (n=608)
No
Which components of metabolic syndrome are most strongly associated with cardiovascular risk as measured by pulse wave velocity, and how does this differ by sex?
Odds Ratio: 13.6
High blood pressure is the strongest metabolic syndrome component associated with increased cardiovascular risk (measured by pulse wave velocity), with the association being particularly pronounced in women.
Chuengsamarn et al. (2010) conducted a cross-sectional in Metabolic syndrome (n=608). Metabolic syndrome components (e.g., high blood pressure) was evaluated on Cardiovascular risk determined by pulse wave velocity (OR 13.6, 11.97, and 10.5). High blood pressure was the metabolic syndrome component most strongly associated with cardiovascular risk, with odds ratios of 13.6, 11.97, and 10.5 for IDF, NCEP III, and WHO criteria, respectively.
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