Objective To evaluate the ability of the Cardiometabolic Index (CMI) to predict alterations in fasting glucose concentrations, dyslipidemia and hypertension in adolescents. Materials and Methods Descriptive, correlational and cross-sectional study. 278 adolescents aged between 12 and 15 years were evaluated. Serum glucose, triglycerides and HDL-C were determined and the TG/HD-C ratio was estimated. Weight, height and waist circumference were measured and body mass index, conicity index and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) were determined. The product of WHtR and TG/HDL-C was the Cardiometabolic Index (CMI). Blood pressure was determined. Results The area under the ROC curve of the CMI as a predictor of dyslipidemia, hypertension (AHT) and impaired fasting glucose (IFG) was 0.777 (CI 95% = 0.712 to 0.842), 0.710 (CI 95% = 0.559 to 0.853) and 0.564 (CI 95% = 0.447 to 0.682), respectively. Conclusion In the studied sample, CMI showed ability to predict dyslipidemia and hypertension, but not IFG.
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Acosta-García, E., & Concepción-Páez, M. (2018). Cardiometabolic index as a predictor of cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents. Revista de Salud Publica, 20(3), 340–345. https://doi.org/10.15446/rsap.v20n3.61259
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