Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome among Kaingang Native Americans in Southern Brazil

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Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome among Kaingang Native Americans in Southern Brazil

Ano: 2011 | Volume: 54 | Número: 1
Autores: Heloisa Nakai Kwabara dos Anjos, Max Jean de Ornelas TOLEDO, Max Jean de Ornelas TOLEDO, Lúcio Tadeu Mota, Isolde Terezinha Santos Previdelli, Adriano Félix dos Anjos, Tiago Ribeiro Saruhashi, Márcia Aparecida Carrara, Márcia Regina Batista
Autor Correspondente: Márcia Regina Batista | [email protected]

Palavras-chave: metabolic syndrome, health of indigenous peoples, brazilian native americans, kaingang

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Resumo Inglês:

The aim of this work was to evaluate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus, and obesity among a
Brazilian indigenous population. A cross-sectional study was carried out in 2008 among Kaingang native
Americans from the central region of the state of Paraná, Brazil. Eighty two of the inhabitants aged 15 or older
were selected. Height, weight, blood pressure, waistline circumference, and hip circumference were measured. After
fasting, the blood was collected for the measurement of glucose, HDL cholesterol, triglyceride, total cholesterol, AI
and B apolipoprotein, and hemoglobin. The prevalences found were: fasting hyperglycemia (9.8%),
hypercholesterolemia (4.9%), reduced HDL cholesterol (13.4%), hypertriglyceridemia (11%), abdominal obesity
(37.8%), generalized obesity (26.8%), arterial hypertension (26.8%), and anemia (46.3%). The prevalence of
Metabolic Syndrome among the Kaingang was 11%, all in females 20 to 49 years of age. The results suggested that
the changes in the indigenous lifestyle, especially in eating habits and physical activity, have occurred.