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Background and Aims: We aimed to evaluate the differences in some cardiovascular risk (CVR) factors between adult patients without and with phenylketonuria (PKU) and to explore the correlation between waist circumference (WC) and body mass index (BMI) with the previous variables., Methods: This was an observational case-control study that included patients older than 18 years with a diagnosis of classic PKU. The controls were age- and sex-matched individuals. We collected demographic, epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory variables, including WC, BMI, and lipid profile parameters., Results: A total of 72 patients (25 controls and 47 cases) were included with a mean age of 36 years, of which 45 (62%) were women. Adult PKU patients showed lower high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c) and higher triglyceride (TG) levels than the control group. We found an association between WC and uric acid (B=0.024, P=0.013, 95%CI: 0.005-0.043), TG (B=0.768, P=0.024, 95%CI: 0.107-1.428), and HDL-c (B=-0.254, P=0.026, 95%CI: -0.477 to (-0.032)) levels in PKU patients. However, we did not find any trend between WC and uric acid, TG and HDL-c levels that reached statistical significance (P<0.05) in patients without PKU., Conclusions: Waist circumference rather than BMI may better represent the CVR in patients with PKU., (Copyright © 2023 Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.)

Objetivo: comparar las mediciones de perímetro cintura e índice cintura-cadera para determinar la frecuencia del síndrome metabólico en familiares de primer grado de personas con diabetes tipo 1, utilizando diferentes definiciones pediátricas. Métodos: se estudiaron 224 familiares de primer grado de personas con diabetes tipo 1, en edades comprendidas entre los 4 y los 19 años. Se les determinó peso, talla, perímetro cintura y perímetro cadera, tensión arterial, glucemia, triglicéridos y HDL-colesterol. Se aplicaron las definiciones de síndrome metabólico según los criterios de Cook, Ford, la Federación Internacional de Diabetes y del consenso cubano. Se realizó una variante del consenso cubano utilizando: índice de masa corporal e índice cintura-cadera, según tablas cubanas, valores de glucosa ³ 5,6 mmol/L y tensión arterial ³ 90 percentil (tablas cubanas). Se tomaron, de forma independiente, los criterios de HDL-colesterol y triglicéridos. Empleamos el índice cintura-cadera de las tablas cubanas, el perímetro cintura sugerido por la Asociación Latinoamericana de Diabetes y el europeo para las definiciones estudiadas. Para la comparación de las frecuencias del síndrome metabólico, se usó la prueba exacta de Fisher. Resultados: la frecuencia del síndrome metabólico al aplicar la variante del consenso cubano fue de 9,37 % (21/224). Al comparar la variante del consenso cubano con las definiciones de Cook, Ford y la Federación Internacional de Diabetes (que utiliza el perímetro cintura de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Diabetes), se observó diferencia significativa con Cook y la Federación Internacional de Diabetes (4,01 %, p= 0,0360; 1,33 %, p= 0,0002 respectivamente). Al confrontar la presencia del síndrome metabólico de la variante del consenso cubano con Cook (8,48 %; 19/224) y Ford (8,93 %; 20/224), teniendo en cuenta el índice cintura-cadera de las tablas cubanas, podemos detectar frecuencias similares de familiares de primer grado de personas con diabetes tipo 1 con síndrome metabólico. En cambio, encontramos diferencias significativas cuando comparamos las frecuencias del síndrome metabólico de la variante del consenso cubano (p= 0,0019), de Cook (p= 0,0053) y de Ford (p= 0,0032), con la definición sugerida por la Federación Internacional de Diabetes (2,23 %; 5/224) empleando el índice cintura-cadera. Conclusiones: nuestros datos indican que para el diagnóstico del síndrome metabólico debemos utilizar el índice cintura-cadera y no el perímetro cintura sugerido por la Asociación Latinoamericana de Diabetes, aún sin presentar datos propios del perímetro cintura de la población cubana.Objective: to compare the measurements of waist circumference and waist-hip circumference to determine the frequency of metabolic syndrome in first degree relatives of persons with type 1diabetes, using different pediatric definitions. Methods: two hundred twenty four first degree relatives of persons with type 1 diabetes were studied in ages from 4 to 10 years. Weight, height, waist-hip circumference, blood pressure, glycemia, triglycerides and HDL-cholesterol were determined. The definitions of metabolic syndrome according to Cook, Ford, International Federation of Diabetes and the Cuban consensus were applied. A variant of Cuban consensus was performed using: body mass index and waist-hip index according the Cuban tables, values of glucose ³ 5,6 mmol/L and blood pressure ³ 90 percentile (Cuban tables). In an independent way, criteria of HDL-cholesterol and triglycerides were taken into account. The waist-hip index of Cuban tables, the waist circumference suggested by the Latin-American and European Association of Diabetes for study definitions were applied. For comparison of frequencies of metabolic syndrome the Fisher exact test was used. Results: the frequency of metabolic syndrome with application of Cuban consensus variant was of 9,37 % (21/224). Comparing the above variant with the definitions of Cook, Ford and of the International Federation of Diabetes (using the waist circumference of the Latin-American Association of Diabetes, there was a significant difference between Cook and the International Federation of Diabetes (4,01 %, p= 0,0360; 1,33 %, p= 0,0002, respectively). Comparing the presence of metabolic syndrome of the Cuban consensus variant with Cook (8,48 %; 19/224) and Ford (8,93 %; 20/224) taking into account the waist-hip index of the Cuban tables, it is possible to detect similar frequencies of first degree relatives of persons with type 1 diabetes with metabolic syndrome. On the other hand, we found significant differences comparing the frequencies of metabolic syndrome of the Cuban consensus variant (p= 0,0019), of Cook (p= 0,0053) and of Ford (p= 0,0032) with the definition suggested by the International Federation of Diabetes (2,23 %; 5/224) using the waist-hip index. Conclusions: our data demonstrate that for the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome we must to use the waist-hip index and not the circumference suggested by the Latin-American Association of Diabetes, still without to present own data of waist-hip circumference of the Cuban population.