Association between physical activity and risk for the metabolic syndrome.

<p>Association between physical activity and risk for the metabolic syndrome.</p

Smoothed plot for odds ratios (ORs) of the metabolic syndrome risk according to total metabolic equivalent (MET) hours of physical activity per week.

<p>The ORs were estimated by using the restricted cubic-spline logistic regression models with knots placed at the 5^th, 50^th, and 95^th percentiles of physical activity. The overall association between physical activity and the risk of the metabolic syndrome was significant (<i>P</i> = 0.02). The model was adjusted for age, sex, annual household income, cigarette smoking status, alcohol drinking status, body mass index, total consumption of fruit and vegetables, discrepancies in survey versions for physical activity data collection and the probability of sampling using weights taking into consideration clustering effects arising from the same census block and household.</p

Comparison of unadjusted and age-adjusted weighted mean metabolic and biomarker characteristics in CCHC participants between diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes, (n = 1683)

<p>Comparison of unadjusted and age-adjusted weighted mean metabolic and biomarker characteristics in CCHC participants between diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes, (n = 1683)</p

Comparison of weighted means of key metabolic and biomarker characteristics (SI units) of the CCHC population, between participants who fulfill the 2010 American Diabetes Association definition of diabetes and those who do not, excluding pre-diabetes.

<p>*excluding pre-diabetes</p><p>(N = 1949).</p

Gender differences among the study cohort.

<p>Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; HDL, high density lipoprotein; HOMA, homeostatic model assessment.</p><p>Note: continuous variables are means±SD and categorical variables are numbers (%).</p>¶<p>Systolic pressure≥130 or diastolic pressure≥85 mm Hg.</p>†<p>≥102 cm in males and≥88 cm in females.</p>£<p><40 mg/dL in males and <50 mg/dL in females.</p><p>*Either fasting plasma glucose≥126 mg/dL or HbA1C≥6.5 or already on treatment for diabetes.</p

Descriptive characteristics of the study cohort based on serum ALT levels.

<p>Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; HDL, high density lipoprotein; HOMA, homeostatic model assessment.</p><p>Note: continuous variables are means±SD and categorical variables are numbers (%).</p>¶<p>Systolic pressure≥130 or diastolic pressure≥85 mm Hg.</p>†<p>≥102 cm in males and ≥88 cm in females.</p>£<p><40 mg/dL in males and <50 mg/dL in females.</p><p>*Either fasting plasma glucose≥126 mg/dL or HbA1C≥6.5 or already on treatment for diabetes.</p

Univariate analysis of risk factors predicting elevated ALT based on gender.

<p>Abbreviations: ALT, alanine aminotransferase; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; BMI, body mass index; HDL, high density lipoprotein.</p>¶<p>Systolic pressure≥130 or diastolic pressure≥85 mm Hg.</p>†<p>≥102 cm in males and≥88 cm in females.</p>£<p><40 mg/dL in males and <50 mg/dL in females.</p><p>*Either fasting plasma glucose≥126 mg/dL or HbA1C≥6.5 or already on treatment for diabetes.</p

Cirrhosis and Advanced Fibrosis in Hispanics in Texas: The Dominant Contribution of Central Obesity - Fig 1

<p>Prevalence of cirrhosis (A) and of advanced fibrosis (B) by age group.</p

Demographic, clinical, and laboratory variables by cirrhosis status (APRI 2 cutoff).

<p>Demographic, clinical, and laboratory variables by cirrhosis status (APRI 2 cutoff).</p

Percentage and median age of participants with cirrhosis/advanced fibrosis, with central obesity (CO) alone or in combination with diabetes (DM), excess alcohol consumption (Alc) or 2 risk alleles of PNPLA3 rs738409 (SNP) in males and in females.

<p>Percentage and median age of participants with cirrhosis/advanced fibrosis, with central obesity (CO) alone or in combination with diabetes (DM), excess alcohol consumption (Alc) or 2 risk alleles of PNPLA3 rs738409 (SNP) in males and in females.</p