A recent study revealed that 77.4% of Mexican adults older than 60 years are affected by metabolic syndrome, indicating a looming public health crisis.
The study observed that women were twice as likely to develop metabolic syndrome , smokers were three times more likely, individuals with overweight had a sixfold risk, and those with
These findings provide a comprehensive view of metabolic syndrome in older Mexican adults and highlight the urgent need for public policies focused on preventing and reducing obesity, diabetes, and related conditions affecting older individuals."The rising prevalence of metabolic syndrome in older adults has been associated with functional disability, decreased physical activity, poor diet, and low consumption of fruits and vegetables.
Ambriz recognized the appropriateness of this definition but noted an anomaly with waist circumference parameters. For women, values > 90 cm were used, and for men, values > 80 cm were applied to determine the presence of metabolic syndrome."If this was done deliberately, I hope it didn't skew the results, leading to a higher reported prevalence in women than in men."
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