Evaluation of the risk factors for the development of metabolic syndrome in Babylon 2012

Abstract

Background: The metabolic syndrome has received increased attention in the past few years because it was considering a public health issue in both developed and developing countries. It is an unfavorable cluster of factors that increases the risk from cardiovascular disease, stroke, and type-2 diabetes. There were many criteria to define it, but all of these criteria agreed on core component of metabolic syndrome which is obesity, dyslipidemia (increase triglycerides and decrease High-Density Lipoprotein cholesterol), hypertension and diabetes mellitus type 2.

Aims: for the evaluation the risk factors that may be responsible for development of metabolic syndrome in Babylon city.

Patients and Methods: Across sectional study carried out to the randomly selected patients attending Merjan teaching hospital in Babylon, within the period from first of April to thirty of June, 2012. Data obtained included questionnaires, measurement of anthropometric and blood pressure with laboratory investigation.

Results: This study shows the risk score for metabolic syndrome as follows, the low-risk score about [31.1%], moderate risk about [50.8%] and the high risk about [18.1%]. There was significant association for the risk of metabolic syndrome with the age and significant association of risk groups with hypertension, triglyceride, overweigh (BMI>25kg/m2), central obesity, diabetes millets, and low high density                                 Conclusions: There was increased in risk of metabolic syndrome with an increased number of risk factors and with progression of the age in Babylon.