Background: Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of cardio- metabolic risk factors characterized by abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, and chronic systemic inflammation. Objectives: i)To assess pulmonary function in people with ii)To whether each component affects indices. Methodology: After detailed history physical examination, subjects underwent investigations like fasting lipid profile, bloo...

background: respiratory diseases cause a considerable amount of morbidity and mortality in the world. pulmonary function tests are important measures for the diagnosis and management of respiratory disorders. workers in tile and ceramic industry are exposed to high amounts of respiratory pollutants. objective: to identify the changes in spirometric parameters in a 2-year period among tile and c...