Chronic systemic inflammation in pathways of metabolic syndrome associated with hyperandrogenism (review)

Cigarette smoking worsens systemic inflammation in persons with metabolic syndrome

BACKGROUND Emerging data suggests that the combination of smoking and metabolic syndrome (MetS) markedly increases cardiovascular disease risk well beyond that of either condition. In this study we assess if this interaction can be explained by an additive increase in the risk of systemic inflammation by MetS and cigarette smoking. METHODS We evaluated 5,503 healthy non-diabetic Brazilian sub...

Apolipoprotein CI levels are associated with atherosclerosis in men with the metabolic syndrome and systemic inflammation.

Dietary patterns associated with metabolic syndrome: The Khorramabad Study

Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a complex disorder considered as a worldwide epidemic. The aim of this study was to characterize the dietary patterns of Iranian adults and examine its association with metabolic syndrome. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 973 persons were selected using multi-stage cluster, random sampling method in Khorramabad city. Dietary intake was assessed us...

Hepatic steatosis, obesity, and the metabolic syndrome are independently and additively associated with increased systemic inflammation.

OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to assess the independent and collective associations of hepatic steatosis, obesity, and the metabolic syndrome with elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels. METHODS AND RESULTS We evaluated 2388 individuals without clinical cardiovascular disease between December 2004 and December 2006. Hepatic steatosis was diagnosed by ultrasound, a...

Systemic inflammation and metabolic syndrome in stable COPD patients.

INTRODUCTION Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has extrapulmonary effects that seems to be related with systemic inflammation. The relationship between metabolic syndrome which is an important determinant of systemic inflammation in general population and COPD is still not clear. The aim of the current study was to investigate the frequency of metabolic syndrome and C-reactive protei...