High prevalence of metabolic syndrome among young women with nonfatal myocardial infarction.
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High prevalence of metabolic syndrome among young women with nonfatal myocardial infarction. In 40 women with nonfatal MI at or before age 45 and compared with an equal number of matched controls, cases were 4.7 times more likely to have three or more diagnostic criteria of the MetS after controlling for weight. Cases had significantly higher rates of elevated fasting glucose ± 110 mg/dl (p = 0.01), insulin resistance (p = 0.007), hypertension (p = 0.04), dyslipidemia (p <0.001) and higher triglyceride levels (p = 0.02). The metabolic syndrome was the dominant predictor of nonfatal MI in these young women.
Authors: J Womens Health (Larchmt) 2004;13:165-75.
PMID/ref: Amowitz LL, Ridker PM, Rifai N, Loughrey CM, Komaroff AL.
