Background: The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (Mets) in schizophrenic patients in a 6-month period of treatment with antipsychotic medication. Methods: In this study, 60 volunteer schizophrenic patients were included.  At the onset and 6 month after treated with antipsychotic medication, fasting blood sugar (FBS), serum triglyceride (TG), high de...

UNLABELLED BACKGROUND Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) is based on the same individual components, but has received several amendments to the original definition. In this study, we verified the prevalence of metabolic syndrome according to different criteria, and the impact of each component on the diagnostic. METHODS This cross-sectional study enrolled HIV infected patients from a HIV/AIDS refer...

Metabolic syndrome is highly prevalent in type 2 diabetics and is a strong risk factor for cardiovascular diseases in such patients. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome according to the three criteria of ATPIII, IDF and the new criteria for metabolic syndrome diagnosis in Kerman, Iran.This cross-sectional study was performed on 950 diabetic type 2 patient...

BACKGROUND Currently, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) has attracted widespread public attention. However, there is a war regarding the applicability of the diagnosis in different populations regarding the distinct criteria for the diagnosis of MS. Data about the prevalence rate of MS and its components in Jiangxi Province are limited. Thus, our goals were to compare the consistency ra...

Background & Aims: Metabolic syndrome (MetS), a combination of diverse metabolic disorders (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, high triglycerides, increased waist circumference, and low density cholesterol, HDLc), is well known public health problem worldwide, its prevalence increasing dramatically. MetS confirmed great risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Presently, limited information e...

Background: Vitamin D3 deficiency, which is associated with several other diseases such as high blood sugar levels, insulin resistance, and the risk of developing metabolic syndrome (MetS) prevalent all over world. Objectives: This study aimed to determine prevalence vitamin deficiency MetS evaluate their association in patients referred central laboratory Academic Center for Education, Culture...