Association of abdominal obesity, hypertriglyceridemia, and hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype with hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus

Abstract

The present study tested the hypothesis that simple variables, such as waist circumference, hypertriglyceridemia (eTG), and hypertriglyceridemic waist (eTGWC) phenotype could be used as screening tools for the identification of those at high risk in hypertension (HT) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Based on data from our health survey, check of 4206 participants (997 men and 3209 women) were 420 (42.1 %) and 2394 (74.6 %) AO men and women, 370 (37.1 %) and 1340 (41.8 %) eTG men and women, and 236 (23.7 %) and 1131 (35.2 %) eTGWC men and women. We demonstrated that AO, eTG, and eTGWC phenotype associated with increased risk of HT and T2DM. In men, the largest area under curve (AUC) of the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves demonstrated that AO was the best marker for HT and eTG was the best marker for T2DM in men, while eTGWC was the best marker for both HT and T2DM in women. In conclusion, it is suggested AO may serve as the early phenotype-associated sequel to eTG reach to eTGWC. Waist circumference measurements and fasting triglycerides can serve as inexpensive screening tools for HT and T2DM to identify those at high risk of HT and T2DM.