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Sex differences in risk factors for cardiovascular disease: The PERU MIGRANT study

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dc.contributor.author Bernabé Ortiz, Antonio
dc.contributor.author Benziger, C.P.
dc.contributor.author Gilman, Robert Hugh
dc.contributor.author Smeeth, L.
dc.contributor.author Miranda, J. Jaime
dc.date.accessioned 2022-01-18T19:34:39Z
dc.date.available 2022-01-18T19:34:39Z
dc.date.issued 2012
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/11098
dc.description.abstract Introduction: Although men and women have similar risk factors for cardiovascular disease, many social behaviors in developing countries differ by sex. Rural-to-urban migrants have different cardiovascular risk profiles than rural or urban dwellers. The objective of this study was to evaluate the sex differences with specific cardiovascular risk factors in rural-tourban migrants. Methods and Results: We used the rural-to-urban migrant group of the PERU MIGRANT cross-sectional study to investigate the sex differences in specific cardiovascular risk factors: obesity, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, as well as exposures of socioeconomic status, acculturation surrogates and behavioral characteristics. Logistic regression analysis was used to characterize strength of association between sex and our outcomes adjusting for potential confounders. The sample of migrants was 589 (mean age 46.5 years) and 52.4% were female. In the adjusted models, women were more likely to be obese (OR=5.97; 95%CI: 3.21-11) and have metabolic syndrome (OR=2.22; 95%CI: 1.39-3.55) than men, explaining the greatest variability for obesity and metabolic syndrome but not for hypertension. Conclusions: Our results suggest that interventions for CVD in Peru should be sex-specific and address the unique health needs of migrant populations living in urban shantytowns since the risk factors for obesity and metabolic syndrome differ between males and females. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Public Library of Science
dc.relation.ispartofseries PLoS ONE
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Humans en_US
dc.subject Peru en_US
dc.subject risk assessment en_US
dc.subject Risk Factors en_US
dc.subject controlled study en_US
dc.subject Cross-Sectional Studies en_US
dc.subject cultural factor en_US
dc.subject sex difference en_US
dc.subject antihypertensive agent en_US
dc.subject cardiovascular disease en_US
dc.subject statistics en_US
dc.subject urban population en_US
dc.subject Sex Factors en_US
dc.subject obesity en_US
dc.subject rural population en_US
dc.subject outcome assessment en_US
dc.subject social status en_US
dc.subject migration en_US
dc.subject Cardiovascular Diseases en_US
dc.subject cardiovascular risk en_US
dc.subject population migration en_US
dc.subject Obesity en_US
dc.subject Metabolic Syndrome X en_US
dc.subject Hypertension en_US
dc.subject Social Class en_US
dc.subject health care need en_US
dc.subject Acculturation en_US
dc.subject Hyperventilation en_US
dc.subject logistic regression analysis en_US
dc.subject Peru migrant study en_US
dc.subject Residential Mobility en_US
dc.subject types of study en_US
dc.title Sex differences in risk factors for cardiovascular disease: The PERU MIGRANT study en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0035127
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.01.00
dc.relation.issn 1932-6203


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