OBJECTIVE To compare the frequency of occurrence of metabolic syndrome using three international definitions and to study the distribution of cardiovascular risk factors among newly diagnosed hypertensive Nigerian subjects. DESIGN Cross sectional study. SETTINGS Cardiology unit of LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Nigeria. PARTICIPANTS One hundred forty newly diagnosed hypertensive Niger...

Current definitions for the diagnosis of the metabolic syndrome are focused on adult populations (1–4), whereas specific criteria for its early diagnosis have never been formally defined for children and adolescents. Because the best approach for the prevention of the metabolic syndrome is early recognition, defining it in children and adolescents is necessary for estimating the magnitude of th...

objectives: the relation of metabolic syndrome components, insulin resistance and leptin has been studied in elderly women. methods & materials: in this cross sectional study, among 225 subjects≥60 year old who were residents of kahrizak charity foundation, 133 (56 men & 77 women) were selected by cluster random sampling. fasting serum tg, total cholesterol, hdl, and leptin levels were measured...

background the association between inflammatory markers and the combination of the smoking status plus a number of components of the metabolic syndrome was not fully evaluated in male japanese subjects. objectives to demonstrate the association between inflammatory markers and the number of components of the metabolic syndrome by considering smoking status. patients and methods a total of 3,017...

background: polycystic ovarian syndrome (pcos) is a condition associated with chronic anovulation, insulin resistance and androgen excess. women with this syndrome are at increased risk of metabolic syndrome. objective: the aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (mbs) in women with pcos referred to arash hospital in different ages and body mass index (bmi...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES To compare different definitions of a sedentary lifestyle and to determine which is the most appropriate for demonstrating its relationship with the metabolic syndrome and other cardiovascular risk factors. METHODS A cross-sectional study of 5814 individuals was carried out. Comparisons were made between two definitions of a sedentary lifestyle: one based on active...

BACKGROUND The criteria for best defining the metabolic syndrome (MS), especially in the elderly population, are still little known, and the understanding is increasingly necessary. OBJECTIVE Compare the four MS definition proposals, two official ones (National Cholesterol Education Program's Adult Treatment Panel III/NCEP-ATPIII and International Diabetes Federation/IDF) and two proposed def...

INTRODUCTION To review the definitions of the metabolic syndrome according to various expert groups and assess their relevance to clinical practice. MATERIALS AND METHODS Medline searches were conducted to identify studies which addressed: (i) the utility of the metabolic syndrome compared to multivariable predictive functions for the identification of individuals at high risk of type 2 diabe...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW The prevalence of obesity is on the increase, and consequently metabolic syndrome is also becoming a serious health problem in children and adolescents all over the world. This review attempts to summarize the recent literature on metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents. RECENT FINDINGS To date, a standard definition of metabolic syndrome for the pediatric population ...

Metabolic syndrome in humans is defined as “a collection of risk factors that are associated with increased susceptibility to type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease”. Different groups have included slightly different components in human Metabolic Syndrome and this is still a topic of considerable debate more than 20 years after its original recognition. However, all definitions ess...