Introduction:

The hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype is related to the presence of hyperinsulinemia, hypertriglyceridemia, and hypercholesterolemia and consequently, it is a risk of cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Objective:

To determine the association of hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype with the main cardiovascular risk factors.

Material and Methods:

A descriptive study was carried out with a probabilistic sample obtained from a multi-stage method. The sample consisted of 1108 subjects between 15 and 74 years old, included in the surveillance component for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) from the CARMEN initiative in Cienfuegos. The variables evaluated were: sex, skin color, smoking, hypertension, obesity, physical activity, diabetes mellitus, body mass index, abdominal circumference, total cholesterol, and triglycerides. The Prevalence Ratio (PR) was determined for the different variables. The level of significance required was 95%. The research was approved by the Scientific Council of the University of Medical Sciences of Cienfuegos and the Research Ethics Committee. The results are presented in tables and figures.

Results:

PR showed a greater risk of presenting the phenotype in females (2,31), as well as in subjects over 45 years (2,92), obese (19,24), and hypertensive and diabetics for a PR of (2.96 and 2.30), respectively.

Conclusions:

There is a significant relationship between hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype and the main cardiovascular risk factors such as increasing age, atherogenic index, cholesterol levels, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension.

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