title: Metabolic syndrome (MS) in elderly: a cross sectional survey.
abstract: This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) in Turkish elderly. All data were collected in a cross-sectional based survey on 266 elderly aged above 65 years living in capital city of Turkey, Ankara. MS was defined according to National Cholesterol Education Program: Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP ATP III) criteria. In the total sample of participants, the 61.7% (n=164) of the group has been diagnosed as MS. High blood pressure (BP) and waist circumference (WC) and low high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) were the criteria of MS with highest prevalence in both gender. In addition female participants have higher systolic blood pressure (93.4%) and WC (79.1%) and lower HDL-C (69.2%) than the men (74.4%, 31.1% and 52.2% respectively). Weight correlated significantly with triglyceride (TG) and MS (p<0.001). WC was the anthropometric variable which had the highest correlation with the MS (r=0.338, p<0.001). Our study indicates that MS is highly prevalent in the elderly people particularly among women. Our findings may be helpful in formulating public health policies and prevention strategies focus on elderly population.
authors.affiliation: Gazi University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gamze
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Akbulut
authors.forename: Eda
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Köksal
authors.forename: Saniye
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bilici
authors.forename: Nilüfer
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Acar Tek
authors.forename: Hilal
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yildiran
authors.forename: Makbule Gezmen
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Karadag
authors.forename: Nevin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sanlier
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001794:Blood Pressure; D015992:Body Mass Index; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D056128:Obesity, Abdominal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D055105:Waist Circumference
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL