Assessment of the relative prevalence of different criteria of metabolic syndrome in a rural population of northern India
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 5
Abstract
Background: Studies on metabolic syndrome (MS) in rural population are scanty. Objective: To assess the relative prevalence of different criteria of MS in patients with MS in rural population. Material and Methods: The material comprised adult patients with metabolic syndrome, residing in a rural area (N=279). The metabolic syndrome was defined as the presence of 3 or more of the following: elevated blood pressure (BP), low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL) level, high fasting plasma triglyceride (FPTG) level, elevated fasting plasma sugar (FPS) level, and high waist circumference (WC). Results: The most prevalent criterion of MS was low HDL (N= 238 or 85.3%). High fasting plasma sugar (N=237 or 84.95%) was the next, followed by high serum triglycerides (N=228 or 81.72%). High blood pressure (N=167 or 59.85%) and increased waist circumference (N=71 or 25.45%) were found to be the fourth and fifth commonest criteria respectively. Conclusion: These findings suggest that the metabolic syndrome occurs in rural population and its leading criteria are low HDL followed by high fasting plasma sugar and high plasma triglyceride. Due to the rural lifestyle and environment, obesity is not a common feature of MS in rural population.
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Gajraj Singh Yadav
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