Usefulness of triglycerides-to-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio for predicting the first coronary event in men.

Overweight and obesity potentiate the development of cardiovascular risk factors but many doubts have arisen recently regarding their role in coronary events. We evaluated the predictive value of a surrogate maker of insulin resistance, the ratio of triglyceride (TG) to high-density lipoprotein (HDL), for the incidence of a first coronary event in men workers according to body mass index (BMI). We designed a case-control study of active subjects collected from a single factory through their annual health examination and medical reports.

Gender differences in obesity related cardiovascular risk factors in Spain.

Background: Obesity and overweight are increasing progressively leading to an increase in cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular events.

Methods: The MESYAS Registry (Metabolic Syndrome in Active Subjects) recruited active workers from their annual health examinations in Spain through 2003. Body mass index was used to diagnose overweight and obesity.

Comparison of serum lipid values in subjects with and without the metabolic syndrome.

Insulin resistance is supposed to be the basis of metabolic syndrome (MS), although it is difficult to measure. The ratio of triglyceride (TG) to high-density lipoprotein (HDL) has been proposed as a surrogate marker of insulin resistance in overweight subjects. The aim of the present study was to assess the accuracy of the TG/HDL ratio for the diagnosis of MS.

Prehypertension is associated with insulin resistance state and not with an initial renal function impairment. A Metabolic Syndrome in Active Subjects in Spain (MESYAS) Registry substudy.

Background: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) and other surrogate markers of insulin resistance, and whether these markers are better for defining the prehypertensive state than is renal dysfunction.

Methods: Data from 19,041 healthy active workers, mean age 42.2 (10.

[Cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic syndrome associated with subclinical renal failure].

Background And Objective: The objectives of this study were to describe the prevalence of subclinical renal dysfunction, assessed by glomerular filtration rate (GFR), and identify the associated cardiovascular risk factors in active working subjects of Spain.

Subjects And Method: Data were collected in 11,582 active healthy workers (78.5% males), mean age (standard deviation) 40.

[Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in the Spanish working population: MESYAS registry].

Introduction And Objectives: To assess the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in the active Spanish working population and to describe differences related to work type.

Subjects And Method: Data were collected on 7256 individuals [82.4% male; mean age (SD), 45.