Sex differences in risk factors for cardiovascular disease: the PERU MIGRANT study.
<h4>Introduction</h4>Although men and women have similar risk factors for cardiovascular disease, many social behaviors in developing countries differ by sex. Rural-to-urban migrants have different cardiovascular risk profiles than rural or urban dwellers. The objective of this study was...
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| author | Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz Catherine Pastorius Benziger Robert H Gilman Liam Smeeth J Jaime Miranda |
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| description | <h4>Introduction</h4>Although men and women have similar risk factors for cardiovascular disease, many social behaviors in developing countries differ by sex. Rural-to-urban migrants have different cardiovascular risk profiles than rural or urban dwellers. The objective of this study was to evaluate the sex differences with specific cardiovascular risk factors in rural-to-urban migrants.<h4>Methods and results</h4>We used the rural-to-urban migrant group of the PERU MIGRANT cross-sectional study to investigate the sex differences in specific cardiovascular risk factors: obesity, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, as well as exposures of socioeconomic status, acculturation surrogates and behavioral characteristics. Logistic regression analysis was used to characterize strength of association between sex and our outcomes adjusting for potential confounders. The sample of migrants was 589 (mean age 46.5 years) and 52.4% were female. In the adjusted models, women were more likely to be obese (OR=5.97; 95%CI: 3.21-11) and have metabolic syndrome (OR=2.22; 95%CI: 1.39-3.55) than men, explaining the greatest variability for obesity and metabolic syndrome but not for hypertension.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Our results suggest that interventions for CVD in Peru should be sex-specific and address the unique health needs of migrant populations living in urban shantytowns since the risk factors for obesity and metabolic syndrome differ between males and females. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-80197b53c30f4019b30a2494ca79fab22025-08-20T03:09:48ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032012-01-0174e3512710.1371/journal.pone.0035127Sex differences in risk factors for cardiovascular disease: the PERU MIGRANT study.Antonio Bernabe-OrtizCatherine Pastorius BenzigerRobert H GilmanLiam SmeethJ Jaime Miranda<h4>Introduction</h4>Although men and women have similar risk factors for cardiovascular disease, many social behaviors in developing countries differ by sex. Rural-to-urban migrants have different cardiovascular risk profiles than rural or urban dwellers. The objective of this study was to evaluate the sex differences with specific cardiovascular risk factors in rural-to-urban migrants.<h4>Methods and results</h4>We used the rural-to-urban migrant group of the PERU MIGRANT cross-sectional study to investigate the sex differences in specific cardiovascular risk factors: obesity, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, as well as exposures of socioeconomic status, acculturation surrogates and behavioral characteristics. Logistic regression analysis was used to characterize strength of association between sex and our outcomes adjusting for potential confounders. The sample of migrants was 589 (mean age 46.5 years) and 52.4% were female. In the adjusted models, women were more likely to be obese (OR=5.97; 95%CI: 3.21-11) and have metabolic syndrome (OR=2.22; 95%CI: 1.39-3.55) than men, explaining the greatest variability for obesity and metabolic syndrome but not for hypertension.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Our results suggest that interventions for CVD in Peru should be sex-specific and address the unique health needs of migrant populations living in urban shantytowns since the risk factors for obesity and metabolic syndrome differ between males and females.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0035127&type=printable |
| spellingShingle | Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz Catherine Pastorius Benziger Robert H Gilman Liam Smeeth J Jaime Miranda Sex differences in risk factors for cardiovascular disease: the PERU MIGRANT study. PLoS ONE |
| title | Sex differences in risk factors for cardiovascular disease: the PERU MIGRANT study. |
| title_full | Sex differences in risk factors for cardiovascular disease: the PERU MIGRANT study. |
| title_fullStr | Sex differences in risk factors for cardiovascular disease: the PERU MIGRANT study. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sex differences in risk factors for cardiovascular disease: the PERU MIGRANT study. |
| title_short | Sex differences in risk factors for cardiovascular disease: the PERU MIGRANT study. |
| title_sort | sex differences in risk factors for cardiovascular disease the peru migrant study |
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