The metabolic syndrome in type 2 diabetic subjects in Gorgan, Iran.
OBJECTIVE
To assess the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in subjects diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in Gorgan, Iran.


METHODS
Data were collected from 200 subjects with Type 2 diabetes mellitus and they were categorized as with or without the metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome was diagnosed using Adult Treatment Panel-III (ATP-III) guidelines.


RESULTS
The overall metabolic syndrome prevalence was 51.50%. The mean age of all the subjects was 53.65 +/- 9.50 years. There were 122 females and 78 males of whom 65 females and 38 males had the metabolic syndrome. The mean duration of diabetes was 7.70 +/- 1.29 years. Mean triglycerides were 185.15 +/- 56.63 mg/dl, and fasting blood glucose 153 +/- 19.6 mg/dl. These levels were significantly higher in the subjects with type-2 diabetes with metabolic syndrome, but the mean HDL-cholesterol was 37.96 +/- 5.09 mg/dl and this was lower (p < 0.001). Female and male subjects with metabolic syndrome had significantly longer (except HDL-cholesterol) duration of diabetes, higher Triglyceride, and fasting blood glucose levels (p < 0.001, p < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
This study showed a high prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in subjects with type 2 diabetes. Females were more affected than males.
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Biochemistry and Metabolic Disorder Research Center, Gorgan Faculty of Medicine, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
Abdoljalal
A
Marjani
Mohammad
M
Mojerloo
D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D001794:Blood Pressure; D015992:Body Mass Index; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012737:Sex Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
D001786:Blood Glucose; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D014280:Triglycerides