Association between sociodemographic factors and metabolic syndrome in Mexican older adults

• DOI: 10.21149/15321
• Publication Date: 2024-05-22T18:51:03Z
• Authors: Alejandra Gonzále...; María Araceli Ort...; Brenda Liliana Sa...; Paloma Muñoz-Aguirre; Brianda Ioanna Ar...; Ismael Campos-Nonato; Simón Barquera; Edgar Denova-Guti...
• Keywords: Odds

Objective. To estimate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its association with sociodemographic factors in Mexican older adults (OA). Materials methods. This study analyzes data from National Health Nutrition Survey 2016. We incorporated 804 participants aged 60 years or older. Information on sex, age, body mass index, scholar level, ethnicity, smoking status, geographic region, socioeconomic alcohol consumption was analyzed. For MetS, International Diabetes Federation harmonized definition used. Multiple logistic regression models were used to assess odds ratio (OR) 95% confidence interval (95%CI) between MetS. Results. The MetS 77.4% (95%CI 72.2,81.9), 71.2% for men, 63.2,78.9) 83.7% women 77.9,88.2). OA presented higher when they lived overweight, obesity, those who had more education. Conclusion. among is substantial. Moreover, individuals living obesity exhibit a heightened odd experiencing elevated Fasting Plasma Glucose high blood pressure. provides comprehensive perspective underscoring imperative policies aimed at mitigating addressing other chronic conditions within this population.