Higher gravidity and parity are associated with increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome among rural Bangladeshi women.
BACKGROUND: Parity increases the risk for coronary heart disease; however, its association with metabolic syndrome among women in low-income countries is still unknown. OBJECTIVE: This study investigates the association between parity or gravidity and metabolic syndrome in rural Bangladeshi women. M...
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| author | Shamima Akter Subrina Jesmin Md Mizanur Rahman Md Majedul Islam Most Tanzila Khatun Naoto Yamaguchi Hidechika Akashi Taro Mizutani |
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| description | BACKGROUND: Parity increases the risk for coronary heart disease; however, its association with metabolic syndrome among women in low-income countries is still unknown. OBJECTIVE: This study investigates the association between parity or gravidity and metabolic syndrome in rural Bangladeshi women. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 1,219 women aged 15-75 years from rural Bangladesh. Metabolic syndrome was defined according to the standard NCEP-ATP III criteria. Logistic regression was used to estimate the association between parity and gravidity and metabolic syndrome, with adjustment of potential confounding variables. RESULTS: Subjects with the highest gravidity (> = 4) had 1.66 times higher odds of having metabolic syndrome compared to those in the lowest gravidity (0-1) (P trend = 0.02). A similar association was found between parity and metabolic syndrome (P(trend) = 0.04), i.e., subjects in the highest parity (> = 4) had 1.65 times higher odds of having metabolic syndrome compared to those in the lowest parity (0-1). This positive association of parity and gravidity with metabolic syndrome was confined to pre-menopausal women (P(trend) <0.01). Among the components of metabolic syndrome only high blood pressure showed positive association with parity and gravidity (P(trend) = 0.01 and <0.001). Neither Parity nor gravidity was appreciably associated with other components of metabolic syndrome. CONCLUSIONS: Multi parity or gravidity may be a risk factor for metabolic syndrome. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-40ea868456374f12b8a9a67ee4c0b5f02022-12-22T01:09:27ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032013-01-0188e6831910.1371/journal.pone.0068319Higher gravidity and parity are associated with increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome among rural Bangladeshi women.Shamima AkterSubrina JesminMd Mizanur RahmanMd Majedul IslamMost Tanzila KhatunNaoto YamaguchiHidechika AkashiTaro MizutaniBACKGROUND: Parity increases the risk for coronary heart disease; however, its association with metabolic syndrome among women in low-income countries is still unknown. OBJECTIVE: This study investigates the association between parity or gravidity and metabolic syndrome in rural Bangladeshi women. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 1,219 women aged 15-75 years from rural Bangladesh. Metabolic syndrome was defined according to the standard NCEP-ATP III criteria. Logistic regression was used to estimate the association between parity and gravidity and metabolic syndrome, with adjustment of potential confounding variables. RESULTS: Subjects with the highest gravidity (> = 4) had 1.66 times higher odds of having metabolic syndrome compared to those in the lowest gravidity (0-1) (P trend = 0.02). A similar association was found between parity and metabolic syndrome (P(trend) = 0.04), i.e., subjects in the highest parity (> = 4) had 1.65 times higher odds of having metabolic syndrome compared to those in the lowest parity (0-1). This positive association of parity and gravidity with metabolic syndrome was confined to pre-menopausal women (P(trend) <0.01). Among the components of metabolic syndrome only high blood pressure showed positive association with parity and gravidity (P(trend) = 0.01 and <0.001). Neither Parity nor gravidity was appreciably associated with other components of metabolic syndrome. CONCLUSIONS: Multi parity or gravidity may be a risk factor for metabolic syndrome.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3732242?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Shamima Akter Subrina Jesmin Md Mizanur Rahman Md Majedul Islam Most Tanzila Khatun Naoto Yamaguchi Hidechika Akashi Taro Mizutani Higher gravidity and parity are associated with increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome among rural Bangladeshi women. PLoS ONE |
| title | Higher gravidity and parity are associated with increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome among rural Bangladeshi women. |
| title_full | Higher gravidity and parity are associated with increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome among rural Bangladeshi women. |
| title_fullStr | Higher gravidity and parity are associated with increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome among rural Bangladeshi women. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Higher gravidity and parity are associated with increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome among rural Bangladeshi women. |
| title_short | Higher gravidity and parity are associated with increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome among rural Bangladeshi women. |
| title_sort | higher gravidity and parity are associated with increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome among rural bangladeshi women |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3732242?pdf=render |
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