BACKGROUND The validity and appropriateness of the metabolic syndrome as a cardiovascular risk factor are increasingly debated, partly because of the lack of a unifying underlying pathophysiological mechanism. Intrauterine growth retardation (low birth weight by sex and gestational length) has been associated with several cardiovascular problems and could be an important underlying risk factor ...

OBJECTIVES Short and long sleep duration are associated with metabolic syndrome. However, there is limited research on the association between sleep quality and metabolic syndrome, and thus the aim of this study is to investigate this relationship. MATERIALS AND METHODS The cross-sectional baseline data were collected from the decoded database of the Prevention Health Center of National Cheng...

The significance of metabolic syndrome in association with cardiovascular diseases has triggered extensive debate, and the number of medical reports in this area is increasing exponentially. One of several controversial points is whether the 5 components (elevated glucose, higher triglyceride, lowered highdensity lipoprotein [HDL] cholesterol, central obesity, and hypertension) of metabolic syn...

The metabolic syndrome, characterized by abdominal obesity, high blood glucose levels, impaired glucose tolerance, dyslipidemia, and hypertension, is associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease. Several studies have examined the association of the individual components of the metabolic syndrome with breast cancer; to date, however, no study has assessed the meta...

BACKGROUND The presence of metabolic syndrome in patients with hypertension significantly increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and mortality. Our aim is to estimate the epidemiological and economic burden to the health service of metabolic syndrome in patients with hypertension in three European countries in 2008 and 2020. METHODS An age, sex and risk group structured...

objective: oxidative stress is involved in the pathophysiology of diabetes and cardiovascular complications of metabolic syndrome. the main objective of this study was to evaluate total antioxidant status by diphenylpicrylhydrazyl (dpph)-scavenging activity in patients developed metabolic syndrome (mets). materials and methods: forty-four patients with mets diagnosed on the basis of adult treat...

conclusions the mathematical meaning of the two insulin-related biomarkers examined was the same, and the odds ratios of the two biomarkers were almost the same after adjustments for other independent variables. objectives a one-year follow-up study was conducted to determine the ability of the insulin-related biomarkers to predict the risk of mets development. patients and methods a total of 2...

objective: to compare the hormonal status in postmenopausal women with and without metabolic syndrome. materials and methods: in this cross sectional study 110 postmenopausal women were enrolled. participants completed a questionnaire and underwent a medical exam and serum evaluation for serum lipids including cholesterol (chol), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (hdl), low density lipoprote...

background: it has been suggested that the autonomic system function and the metabolic syndrome can significantly affect patients' survival. the aim of the current study was to investigate the impact of the cardiac rehabilitation program on the autonomic system balance in patients with coronary artery disease. methods: patients with a previous diagnosis of coronary artery disease who were refer...

abstract background: vitamin d deficiency is implicated in a wide range of pathological situations including cardiovascular diseases. this study aimed to investigate the association between serum 25-hydroxy vitamin d (25(oh)d) and risk factors of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases. methods: the cross-sectional study was conducted on 169 adults (88 males, 81 females) aged 19-52 years...