Metabolic syndrome and sleep disorders in Brazil: a short review

Purpose: The present study analyzed the production on metabolic syndrome and sleep disorders in Brazil indexed scientific literature. Methods: Keywords such as “ Metabolic Syndrome”, “Cardiometabolic Risk Factors”, “Sleep Wake Disorders” were used to find relevant research papers PubMed Latin American Caribbean Literature Health Sciences – Virtual Library (LILACS - VHL). Additionally, a table was built with synthesis of publications recovered two databases characterize found an analysis textual bodies similarity carried out, order better understand connections between terms that emerged from abstracts. Results: Regarding central theme, 15 9 related quantity quality sleep, focusing mostly obstructive apnea (OSA), syndrome. In addition these, 2 relationship ethnicity chronic non-communicable diseases. And 4 have their main theme sleep-related only. showed us there is structure circumscribes term “sleep” strong connective features, is, greater width, aforementioned following: “metabolic syndrome”; "index"; “risk factor”, “obstructive OSA” “association”. Conclusion: This short review evidenced Brazil, based search strategies little literature, well indicating high perceived by mathematical model co-occurrences “OSA”, factor” syndrome”.