FREQUENCY OF METABOLIC SYNDROME IN PATIENTS WITH ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE
Journal Title: World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 7
Abstract
Objective: To determine the Frequency of Metabolic Syndrome in patients with Ischemic Heart Disease presenting to OPD (outpatients Department) on routine follow up. Methods: This study was done in outpatients department, Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) Lahore, from December 2016 to March 2017. 76 Ischemic heart disease patients, male and female, coming for routine follow up were screened and risk factors like Obesity, Triglyceridemia, Decreased HDL, Hypertension and Diabetes were analyzed. Result: 75% of total IHD patients were suffering from Metabolic Syndrome. Among these 53 % were males while 47% were females. 91% of the total obese were having Metabolic Syndrome. 88% of the total patients with Triglyceridemia were having Metabolic syndrome. 84.% of the total patients with low HDL values were suffering from Metabolic Syndrome. 80.3 % of the total Hypertensive IHD patients were having Metabolic syndrome. 85.7% of total patients with increased fasting blood glucose levels were suffering from Metabolic syndrome. Role of Gender, Occupation, Educational status, Marital status, Smoking, Exercise, Stress and Fast food restaurant visits were insignificant in determining the Metabolic syndrome. Conclusion: A high frequency (75 %) of Metabolic Syndrome in Ischemic Heart Disease patients take us to a conclusion that presence of metabolic syndrome is an important risk factor of IHD. Also, Obesity proves to be the most important component of Metabolic Syndrome with a frequency of 91 %.
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Dr. Shabbar Hussain Changazi
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