Indigenous Guatemalan Population

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• The study population consisted of adults from Tecpan and San Antonio Suchitepequez, two agrarian and predominantly Indigenous municipalities in Guatemala. — Comparing adiposity-related predictors of cardiometabolic disease in two Indigenous Guatemalan municipalities: a cross-sectional receiver operating characteristic analysis
• The sample included 806 individuals from 347 households. — Comparing adiposity-related predictors of cardiometabolic disease in two Indigenous Guatemalan municipalities: a cross-sectional receiver operating characteristic analysis
• The findings may not generalise to other populations in Guatemala, Latin America, or globally. — Comparing adiposity-related predictors of cardiometabolic disease in two Indigenous Guatemalan municipalities: a cross-sectional receiver operating characteristic analysis
• The study was motivated partly by Guatemala's low average adult stature and higher stunting prevalence among Indigenous Guatemalans. — Comparing adiposity-related predictors of cardiometabolic disease in two Indigenous Guatemalan municipalities: a cross-sectional receiver operating characteristic analysis
• Participants were randomly selected using a satellite-imaging-based sampling frame generated by Epicentre's GeoSampler tool. — Comparing adiposity-related predictors of cardiometabolic disease in two Indigenous Guatemalan municipalities: a cross-sectional receiver operating characteristic analysis
• The study adds population-specific evidence in a setting with limited Indigenous cardiometabolic risk research. — Comparing adiposity-related predictors of cardiometabolic disease in two Indigenous Guatemalan municipalities: a cross-sectional receiver operating characteristic analysis