Frequency of Metabolic Syndrome in a Sample of Adult Diabetics in Baghdad

Gh. Al-Rubaye, Faisal

	Frequency of Metabolic Syndrome in a Sample of Adult Diabetics in Baghdad
IRAQI JOURNALOF COMMUNITY MEDICINE
Article 1, Volume 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 12-16
Author
Faisal Gh. Al-Rubaye
Abstract
Abstract Background: The metabolic syndrome (MS) which is characterized by risk of developing diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease (CVD) is becoming an increasingly recognized disorder with an age- adjusted prevalence of 23.7%. In Iraq, there is little data concerning metabolic syndrome hence this study come to add some information about MS and to find the frequency of metabolic syndrome among Iraqi sample of patients with type 2 diabetes attending National Diabetes Centre of Al-Mustansiriya University. Method: This is a cross sectional study on 400 cases of diabetes mellitus who attended the National Diabetic centre/ Al-Mustansiriya university for a period of 6 months. All cases were examined by a consultant physician. All the patients were interviewed and blood pressure is examined, BMI was calculated and lipid profile measuring TG and HDL was done. Results: The prevalence of MS among diabetics in this study was 38.7%. The main factor of metabolic syndrome was diabetes followed by hypertension, obesity and dyslipidemia. Females in this study were more prone to have metabolic syndrome; male: female ratio 1:2. Those in the age group 60-69 had the highest frequency of metabolic syndrome. Those with BMI 30-40 had the highest frequency of metabolic syndrome. Conclusion: This study concludes that early diagnosis and aggressive treatment is needed for metabolic syndrome to avoid cardiovascular complications. Key word: DM, metabolic syndrome.
Keywords
metabolic syndrome

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