Metabolic syndrome in indigenous communities in Mexico: a descriptive and cross-sectional study.

Elvia Cristina Mendoza-CaamalFrancisco Barajas-OlmosHumberto García-OrtizIsabel Cicerón-ArellanoAngélica Martínez-HernándezEmilio J CórdovaMarcelino Esparza-AguilarCecilia Contreras-CubasFederico Centeno-CruzMiguel Cid-SotoMirna Edith Morales-MarínAdriana Reséndiz-RodríguezJuan Luis Jiménez-RuizMaría Guadalupe Salas-MartínezYolanda Saldaña-AlvarezElaheh MirzaeicheshmehMaría Rosalba Rojas-MartínezLorena Orozco-Orozco

Published in: BMC public health (2020)

We documented that individuals with Amerindian ancestry have a high prevalence of metabolic syndrome. Health policies are needed to control the development of metabolic disorders in a population with high genetic risk.

Keyphrases

metabolic syndrome
public health
insulin resistance
uric acid
healthcare
cardiovascular risk factors
mental health
cross sectional
genome wide
copy number
cardiovascular disease
gene expression
genome wide association study
skeletal muscle