Indices of XXXX , @entity2299 , and @entity2690 resistance in apparently healthy Caribbean subjects.

@entity1007 @entity28 @entity2299 @entity2690 @entity3190 @entity209 @entity413
Reports from developing countries indicate that a rise in the socioeconomic level is a risk factor for @entity209 . We aimed to assess the indices of @entity28 , @entity2299 , and @entity2690 resistance among fairly literate healthy adults in a multidisciplinary institution in Trinidad. The study included 156 volunteers (46 males and 110 females, 17-40 years old). The subjects provided information on age, ethnicity, educational attainment, and occupation in self-administered, closed-ended questionnaires. Waist and hip circumferences (cm), weight (kg), and height (m) were measured. Fasting blood samples were taken for @entity413 , @entity2690 , and lipid determinations in 78 subjects who volunteered for laboratory measurements. @entity2690 resistance was determined with homeostasis model assessment (HOMA). Of the 156 subjects studied, 83% had received tertiary education, and had no previous record of body mass index (BMI); 8% were @entity28 , 17% were overweight, and 27% were underweight. Laboratory measurements in 78 subjects revealed 28% @entity1007 and 20% @entity3190 . There were no significant gender-related differences in these prevalence rates (P>0.05). The identification of @entity28 , underweight, @entity3190 , and @entity1007 in this healthy population suggests that screening for the indices of @entity209 in a healthy population would be potentially useful for the early identification and treatment of @entity209 .
