Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among rural Bangladeshi women.
We assessed prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) in rural women of Bangladesh using 1485 women aged ≥15 years. The prevalence rate of MS was 31.25% (NCEP ATP III modified). And 85.05% population had low HDL values. These findings are important in the development of future health prevention strategies in Bangladesh.
National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan. jsubrina@hdrcrp.org
Subrina
S
Jesmin
Sohag
S
Mia
A M Shahidul
AM
Islam
Reazul
R
Islam
Sayeeda Nusrat
SN
Sultana
Sohel
S
Zaedi
Naoto
N
Yamaguchi
Osamu
O
Okazaki
Masao
M
Moroi
Sosuke
S
Kimura
Michiaki
M
Hiroe
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001459:Bangladesh / Q000453:epidemiology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population