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Health Variables and Nutritional Indicators in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome/Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Disorders

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Health-Related Quality of Life and Well-Being".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 September 2023) | Viewed by 7467

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Dr. Luciane Bresciani Salaroli

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Department of Integrated Health Education, University Federal of Espírito Santo, Vitória 29040091, Brazil
Interests: metabolic syndrome; chronic diseases; environment; chronic kidney disease; nutritional epidemiology

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The global prevalence of metabolic syndrome is around 20 to 40% and varies according to the criteria used for its diagnosis, geographic region, sex, age, ethnicity and studied population, with a progressive increase in developed and developing countries. Metabolic syndrome precedes or accompanies type 2 diabetes mellitus, in addition to increasing the risk of cardiovascular and metabolic disorders. This has been attributed to changes in lifestyle, especially with regard to new eating habits and a sedentary lifestyle.

There is evidence of increasing attention to the use of health variables for screening with the aim of preventing metabolic syndrome and the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus, including body mass index, conicity index, waist-to-height ratio and waist circumference.

Given the above, the purpose of this Special Issue is to strengthen the link between health, epidemiology and nutrition through original research, systematic reviews and/or meta-analyses by specialists in the field, in order to provide an interdisciplinary approach focused on the role of variables of health in individuals with metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Dr. Luciane Bresciani Salaroli
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • metabolic syndrome
  • type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • metabolic disorders
  • abdominal obesity
  • anthropometry
  • health public

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Diagnostic Performance of the Measurement of Skinfold Thickness for Abdominal and Overall Obesity in the Peruvian Population: A 5-Year Cohort Analysis
by Cristian Rios-Escalante, Silvia Albán-Fernández, Rubén Espinoza-Rojas, Lorena Saavedra-Garcia, Noël C. Barengo and Jamee Guerra Valencia
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(23), 7089; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20237089 - 21 Nov 2023
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The escalating prevalence of overall and abdominal obesity, particularly affecting Latin America, underscores the urgent need for accessible and cost-effective predictive methods to address the growing disease burden. This study assessed skinfold thicknesses’ predictive capacity for overall and abdominal obesity in Peruvian adults [...] Read more.
The escalating prevalence of overall and abdominal obesity, particularly affecting Latin America, underscores the urgent need for accessible and cost-effective predictive methods to address the growing disease burden. This study assessed skinfold thicknesses’ predictive capacity for overall and abdominal obesity in Peruvian adults aged 30 or older over 5 years. Data from the PERU MIGRANT 5-year cohort study were analyzed, defining obesity using BMI and waist circumference. Receiver operating characteristic curves and area under the curve (AUC) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated. Adults aged ≥ 30 (n = 988) completed the study at baseline, with 47% male. A total of 682 participants were included for overall and abdominal obesity analysis. The 5-year prevalence values for overall and abdominal obesity were 26.7% and 26.6%, respectively. Subscapular skinfold (SS) best predicted overall obesity in men (AUC = 0.81, 95% CI: 0.75–0.88) and women (AUC = 0.77, 95% CI: 0.67–0.88). Regarding abdominal obesity, SS exhibited the highest AUC in men (AUC = 0.83, 95% CI: 0.77–0.89), while SS and the sum of trunk skinfolds showed the highest AUC in women. In secondary analysis excluding participants with type-2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) at baseline, SS significantly predicted DM2 development in men (AUC = 0.70, 95% CI: 0.58–0.83) and bicipital skinfold (BS) did in women (AUC = 0.73, 95% CI: 0.62–0.84). The findings highlight SS significance as an indicator of overall and abdominal obesity in both sexes among Peruvian adults. Additionally, SS, and BS offer robust predictive indicators for DM2. Full article
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Metabolic Syndrome and Associated Factors in Farmers in Southeastern Brazil: A Cross-Sectional Study
by Ana Clara Petersen Cremonini, Júlia Rabelo Santos Ferreira, Cleodice Alves Martins, Camila Bruneli do Prado, Glenda Blaser Petarli, Monica Cattafesta and Luciane Bresciani Salaroli
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(14), 6328; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20146328 - 8 Jul 2023
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(1) Background: Metabolic syndrome is a strong predictor of cardiovascular disease thus the objective of the study was to verify the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in farmers, as well as to verify the association with sociodemographic, work and lifestyle factors. (2) Methods: Cross-sectional, [...] Read more.
(1) Background: Metabolic syndrome is a strong predictor of cardiovascular disease thus the objective of the study was to verify the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in farmers, as well as to verify the association with sociodemographic, work and lifestyle factors. (2) Methods: Cross-sectional, observational study, conducted with 790 individuals. For the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome, the National Cholesterol Education Program’s Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP-ATP III) and International Diabetes Federation (IDF) criteria were used. Pearson’s chi-square test and binary logistic regression were used to verify factors associated with metabolic syndrome (3) Results: The prevalence of MS according to the IDF criteria was 16.3% overall, with 9.7% of women (95% CI: 6.66–16.16) and 6.6% of men (95% CI: 5.17–11.97). According to the NCEP/ATP III criterion, it was 12.3% overall, with 7.5% corresponding to women (95% CI: 6.62–13.13) and 4.8% to men (95% CI: 3.5–8.70). With regard to the conditions that make up metabolic syndrome, it was found that high density lipoprotein, high blood pressure and high waist circumference were the most prevalent. (4) Conclusions: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome is considerable in the population when compared to other regions, both rural and urban, in Brazil. Full article
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