Metabolic Syndrome in Female Patients with Ischaemic Heart Disease: A prospective study
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 6
Abstract
Introduction: Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of clinical characteristics that is associated with enhanced coronary risk. Materials and Methods: A total of 62 female patients with IHD were observed. These females were having at least one criteria of metabolic syndrome. Based on this 47 females of IHD were having 3 criteria of metabolic syndrome and 15 were having < 3 criteria. A comparison study was done in between these groups. Subjects were physically assessed for the abdominal obesity, based on waist circumference. Fasting blood samples for glucose and lipid profile were drawn and tested. Results: In present study, women were mostly from postmenopausal age group. 69.4% were from postmenopausal age group and 30.6% were from premenopausal age group with mean age 51±10 years. There was significant positive correlation IHD and systolic and diastolic blood pressure, fasting and postprandial hyperglycemia, low HDL, high triglycerides, total cholesterol, BMI, waist circumference. Conclusion: Mortality and morbidity was having direct correlation with number of components of Metabolic syndrome present in females with IHD.
Authors and Affiliations
Ex. Maj. S K Gupta
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