Correlates of and Body Composition Measures Associated with Metabolically Healthy Obesity Phenotype in Hispanic/Latino Women and Men: The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL)

Background. Individuals with “metabolically healthy obesity” (MHO) phenotype (i.e., obesity and absence of cardiometabolic abnormalities: favorable levels of blood pressure, lipids, and glucose) experience lower risk of cardiovascular disease compared with those with “metabolically at-risk obesity”...

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Main Authors: Mayra L. Estrella, Amber Pirzada, Ramon A. Durazo-Arvizu, Jianwen Cai, Aida L. Giachello, Rebeca Espinoza Gacinto, Anna Maria Siega-Riz, Martha L. Daviglus
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Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Obesity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1251456
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author Mayra L. Estrella
Amber Pirzada
Ramon A. Durazo-Arvizu
Jianwen Cai
Aida L. Giachello
Rebeca Espinoza Gacinto
Anna Maria Siega-Riz
Martha L. Daviglus
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Amber Pirzada
Ramon A. Durazo-Arvizu
Jianwen Cai
Aida L. Giachello
Rebeca Espinoza Gacinto
Anna Maria Siega-Riz
Martha L. Daviglus
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description Background. Individuals with “metabolically healthy obesity” (MHO) phenotype (i.e., obesity and absence of cardiometabolic abnormalities: favorable levels of blood pressure, lipids, and glucose) experience lower risk of cardiovascular disease compared with those with “metabolically at-risk obesity” (MAO) phenotype (i.e., obesity with concurrent cardiometabolic abnormalities). Among Hispanic/Latino women and men with obesity, limited data exist on the correlates of and body composition measures associated with obesity phenotypes. Methods. Data from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (2008–2011) were used to estimate the age-adjusted distribution of obesity phenotypes among 5,426 women and men (aged 20–74 years) with obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) and to compare characteristics between individuals with MHO and MAO phenotypes. Weighted Poisson regression models were used to examine cross-sectional associations between 1-standard deviation (SD) increase in body composition measures (i.e., body fat percentage, waist circumference, and body lean mass) and MHO phenotype prevalence. Results. The age-adjusted proportion of the MHO phenotype was low (i.e., 12.5% in women and 6.5% in men). In bivariate analyses, women and men with the MHO phenotype were more likely to be younger, have higher education and acculturation levels, report lower lifetime cigarette use, and have fasting insulin and waist circumference levels than MAO. Adjusting for sociodemographic and lifestyle factors, among women, each 1-SD increase in body fat percentage, waist circumference, and lean body mass was, respectively, associated with a 21%, 33%, and 31% lower prevalence of the MHO phenotype. Among men, each 1-SD increase in waist circumference and lean body mass was, respectively, associated with a 20% and 15% lower prevalence of the MHO phenotype. Conclusions. We demonstrated that higher waist circumference and higher lean body mass were independently associated with a lower proportion of the MHO phenotype in Hispanic/Latino women and men. Findings support the need for weight reduction interventions to manage cardiometabolic health among Hispanics/Latinos.
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spelling doaj-art-524d07fbe7564e73bcfda708bfe36e8e2025-02-03T01:27:32ZengWileyJournal of Obesity2090-07082090-07162019-01-01201910.1155/2019/12514561251456Correlates of and Body Composition Measures Associated with Metabolically Healthy Obesity Phenotype in Hispanic/Latino Women and Men: The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL)Mayra L. Estrella0Amber Pirzada1Ramon A. Durazo-Arvizu2Jianwen Cai3Aida L. Giachello4Rebeca Espinoza Gacinto5Anna Maria Siega-Riz6Martha L. Daviglus7Institute for Minority Health Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1819 West Polk Street, Chicago, IL 60612, USAInstitute for Minority Health Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1819 West Polk Street, Chicago, IL 60612, USADivision of Biostatistics, Public Health Sciences, Loyola University Chicago, 2160 South First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153, USACollaborative Studies Coordinating Center, Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 123 W. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27516, USADepartment of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University, 680 N Lake Shore Dr Suite, Chicago, IL 60611, USAGraduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182, USASchool of Nursing and Departments of Public Health Sciences and Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Virginia, P.O. Box 800717, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USAInstitute for Minority Health Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1819 West Polk Street, Chicago, IL 60612, USABackground. Individuals with “metabolically healthy obesity” (MHO) phenotype (i.e., obesity and absence of cardiometabolic abnormalities: favorable levels of blood pressure, lipids, and glucose) experience lower risk of cardiovascular disease compared with those with “metabolically at-risk obesity” (MAO) phenotype (i.e., obesity with concurrent cardiometabolic abnormalities). Among Hispanic/Latino women and men with obesity, limited data exist on the correlates of and body composition measures associated with obesity phenotypes. Methods. Data from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (2008–2011) were used to estimate the age-adjusted distribution of obesity phenotypes among 5,426 women and men (aged 20–74 years) with obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) and to compare characteristics between individuals with MHO and MAO phenotypes. Weighted Poisson regression models were used to examine cross-sectional associations between 1-standard deviation (SD) increase in body composition measures (i.e., body fat percentage, waist circumference, and body lean mass) and MHO phenotype prevalence. Results. The age-adjusted proportion of the MHO phenotype was low (i.e., 12.5% in women and 6.5% in men). In bivariate analyses, women and men with the MHO phenotype were more likely to be younger, have higher education and acculturation levels, report lower lifetime cigarette use, and have fasting insulin and waist circumference levels than MAO. Adjusting for sociodemographic and lifestyle factors, among women, each 1-SD increase in body fat percentage, waist circumference, and lean body mass was, respectively, associated with a 21%, 33%, and 31% lower prevalence of the MHO phenotype. Among men, each 1-SD increase in waist circumference and lean body mass was, respectively, associated with a 20% and 15% lower prevalence of the MHO phenotype. Conclusions. We demonstrated that higher waist circumference and higher lean body mass were independently associated with a lower proportion of the MHO phenotype in Hispanic/Latino women and men. Findings support the need for weight reduction interventions to manage cardiometabolic health among Hispanics/Latinos.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1251456
spellingShingle Mayra L. Estrella
Amber Pirzada
Ramon A. Durazo-Arvizu
Jianwen Cai
Aida L. Giachello
Rebeca Espinoza Gacinto
Anna Maria Siega-Riz
Martha L. Daviglus
Correlates of and Body Composition Measures Associated with Metabolically Healthy Obesity Phenotype in Hispanic/Latino Women and Men: The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL)
Journal of Obesity
title Correlates of and Body Composition Measures Associated with Metabolically Healthy Obesity Phenotype in Hispanic/Latino Women and Men: The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL)
title_full Correlates of and Body Composition Measures Associated with Metabolically Healthy Obesity Phenotype in Hispanic/Latino Women and Men: The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL)
title_fullStr Correlates of and Body Composition Measures Associated with Metabolically Healthy Obesity Phenotype in Hispanic/Latino Women and Men: The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL)
title_full_unstemmed Correlates of and Body Composition Measures Associated with Metabolically Healthy Obesity Phenotype in Hispanic/Latino Women and Men: The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL)
title_short Correlates of and Body Composition Measures Associated with Metabolically Healthy Obesity Phenotype in Hispanic/Latino Women and Men: The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL)
title_sort correlates of and body composition measures associated with metabolically healthy obesity phenotype in hispanic latino women and men the hispanic community health study study of latinos hchs sol
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1251456
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