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ArticleEndocrine, metabolic & immune disorders drug targets2024

Gender Differences in the Predictive Value of Obesity Indices for Insulin Resistance in Adult Mexican Individuals.

Elizalde-Barrera Cesar Ivan, Estrada-Garcia Teresa, Lopez-Saucedo Catalina, Rubio-Guerra Alberto Francisco, Ramirez-Velasco Diana Elena

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Elizalde-Barrera Cesar IvanDepartment of Internal Medicine. Hospital General de Zona Numero 30, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social. Eje 4 Sur, Av. Pdte. Plutarco Elías Calles 473, Santa Anita, Iztacalco, 08300 Ciudad de México, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-1930-9142
Estrada-Garcia TeresaDepartment of Molecular Biomedicine, CINVESTAV-IPN. Av Instituto Politécnico Nacional 2508, San Pedro Zacatenco, Gustavo A. Madero, 07360 Ciudad de México.ORCID 0000-0002-3389-4480
Lopez-Saucedo CatalinaDepartment of Molecular Biomedicine, CINVESTAV-IPN. Av Instituto Politécnico Nacional 2508, San Pedro Zacatenco, Gustavo A. Madero, 07360 Ciudad de México.ORCID 0000-0001-5141-4981
Rubio-Guerra Alberto FranciscoMetabolic and Research Clinic, Hospital General de Ticomán, SS DF. Plan de San Luis s/n, La Purísima Ticoman, Gustavo A. Madero, 07330 Ciudad de México, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0003-3688-2482
Ramirez-Velasco Diana ElenaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hospital GeneraI de Zona No 3, San Juan del Río Queretaro, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social. Queretaro, Mexico, Calle Paseo Central Km. 0+600, Los Arrayanes, San Juan Del Río, 76908 Querétaro, México.ORCID 0000-0003-2538-842X
Instituto Politécnico Nacional · MXMexican Social Security Institute · MXHospital General de México · MX

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundObesity-linked insulin resistance (IR) is an important risk factor for metabolic diseases, and anthropometric indices are commonly used for risk assessment.

aimThe study aimed to assess possible differences between women and men in the predictive value and association of nine obesity indices with IR, as assessed by HOMA-IR, in a nondiabetic adult population.

methodsThe cross-sectional study included individuals recruited from a hospital in Mexico City. Indices evaluated were waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HC), body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio, waist-to-height ratio, visceral adiposity index, body adiposity index (BAI), relative fat mass (RFM), and conicity index (CI). Fasting plasma glucose and insulin were measured to calculate HOMA-IR. Correlation analysis was performed between obesity indices and HOMA-IR. Receiver operating characteristics curve analyses were performed to determine predictive accuracy and cut-off values of obesity indices for IR. A binary logistic regression (BLR) analysis with OR calculation was performed to determine the strength of association with HOMA-IR.

resultsWe included 378 individuals (59% females, mean age 46.38 ±12.25 years). The highest Pearson coefficient value was observed for BMI among women, while among men, the highest values were found for BMI and BAI. WC among women, and BAI and RFM among men showed the highest sensitivity, while the highest specificity was observed for WHR among women and WC among men with respect to insulin prediction. In the adjusted BLR model, BMI, WC, and WHR among women and WC and RFM and BAI among men were independently associated with IR, showing the highest odds ratio (OR).

conclusionIn Mexican adults, WC, WHR, RFM and BAI could be complementary tools for BMI in screening for IR.

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Body Mass IndexInsulin ResistanceObesityPredictive Value of TestsAdiposityAdultBlood GlucoseCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMexicoMiddle AgedRisk FactorsSex CharacteristicsSex FactorsBlood Glucoseabdominal obesitybody fat distributionhomeostasis model assessment.insulin resistancemexican populationObesity indices

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