Endocrine Abstracts

‘Diabesity’ is the term for diabetes occurring in the context of obesity. Obesity is a cardiovascular major risk factor. The National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP-ATPIII) report designated diabetes as a coronary heart disease equivalent. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in women. The ‘Estudio Epidemiologico de la Mujer’ (EEM) study aimed to explore obesity, diabetes and diabesity in 3500 women over 18 yea...

The 2013 guideline (NHLBI ATP IV) on the treatment of blood cholesterol in adults was recently published. It focuses on identification of 4 Statin Benefit Groups (4SBG), in which the potential for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) risk reduction benefit clearly exceeds the potential for adverse effects.Objective: To estimate the prevalence of 4SBG among Venezuelan women and to determine its association with hypertension, BMI, waist circumfer...