BACKGROUND The metabolic syndrome is a clustering of metabolic abnormalities and has been associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome among employees in Northeast China. METHODS Totally, 33,149 employees who received health screening in the International Health Promotion Center in ...

Objective. To evaluate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) according to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and Adult Treatment Panel (ATP) III criteria among working East African adults. Design. This cross-sectional study of 1,935 individuals (1,171 men and 764 women) was conducted among working adults in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The study was conducted in accordance with the STE...

BACKGROUND Metabolic syndrome (MS), defined as a constellation of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, is one of the fastest growing public health burdens in the Asia-Pacific region. This trend is despite the fact that people in this region are no more overweight than Europeans and Americans. Unfortunately, in South Asia, MS screening has only been performed in a few countries other than ...

The World Health Organization (WHO), National Cholesterol Education Program Adults Treatment Panel III (NCEP ATP III) and International Diabetes Federation (IDF) have proposed different criteria to diagnose metabolic syndrome (MetS). However, there is no single definition to accurately diagnose MetS. The objective of this study is to estimate the prevalence of MetS using WHO, NCEP ATP III and I...

OBJECTIVE To compare the screening ability of various anthropometric and atherogenic indices for Metabolic syndrome (MetS) using three common criteria and to evaluate the validity of suitable parameters in combination for the screening of MetS among a Kazakh population in Xinjiang. METHODS A total of 3752 individuals were selected using the stratified cluster random sampling method from nomad...

background: the aim of this study was to validate the farsi version of rome iii modular questionnaire which contains all functional gastrointestinal disorders (fgids). materials and methods: we used rome foundation guidelines for translation of english version into farsi, and all the steps were performed. in the first step, 2 forward translations into farsi were completed by two authors separat...

OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency of the metabolic syndrome in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus wiho attended the diabetes clinic of Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi. METHOD A descriptive study was conducted at the diabetes clinic of Liaquat National Hospital from June 2004 to December 2004. We enrolled 233 subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Frequency of metabolic syndrome was...

Introduction: The cause of the metabolic syndrome (MS) is incompletely understood but represents a complex interaction between genetic, environmental, and metabolic factors, clearly including diet, and level of physical activity. The prevalence of MS is continuously increasing in the general population. Recently it has been found that MS is also common in renal transplant recipients (RTRs). The...

aim : the aim of present study was to screen two categories of psychiatric disorders in chronic functional constipation. background : it has been established that the prevalence of mood and anxiety disorders among patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders is higher than in the general population. patients and methods : fifty four constipated patients were recruited from patients refer...