OBJECTIVE The study examined potential changes in the proportion of metabolic health according to body size categories over time and across strata of sex and age, varying definitions of metabolic health. METHODS We analysed data from national health interview and examination surveys 1997-99 and 2008-11 for adults aged 18-79 years (GNHIES98: N = 6,565; DEGS1: 6,860). Metabolic health as define...

Objectives. We determined metabolic syndrome (MetS) prevalence and assessed the agreement between different diagnostic criteria in HIV-infected South Africans. Method. A random sample included 748 HIV-infected adult patients (79% women) across 17 HIV healthcare facilities in the Western Cape Province. MetS was defined using the Joint Interim Statement (JIS 2009), International Diabetes Federati...

OBJECTIVE To compare the prevalence rates of obesity based on BMI/anthropometric measures, using WHO standard and ethnicity-specific criteria, the National Cholesterol Education Program-Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP-ATPIII) and the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) definitions, among a migrant South Asian Indian population. DESIGN Cross-sectional study conducted in October 2007. SUB...

BACKGROUND Patients with the metabolic syndrome are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes and may have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events.We aimed to establish whether CVD event rates were influenced by the metabolic syndrome as defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Adult Treatment Panel III (ATP III) and the Int...

Background: Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a cluster of metabolic disturbances, and its prevalence is increasing worldwide. MS exhibits variations among ethnic groups. Zoroastrianism is an ethnic minority which has maintained its isolation and endogamy up to now. So, we evaluated the frequency of MS in Zoroastrians of Yazd, Iran.   Methods: In this cross-sectional study, participants aged &...

background: metabolic syndrome (ms) is a cluster of metabolic disturbances, and its prevalence is increasing worldwide. ms exhibits variations among ethnic groups. zoroastrianism is an ethnic minority which has maintained its isolation and endogamy up to now. so, we evaluated the frequency of ms in zoroastrians of yazd, iran.   methods: in this cross-sectional study, participants aged ≥30 years...