title: Study of metabolic syndrome and its risk components in patients attending tertiary care center of uttarakhand.
abstract: Metabolic syndrome is a complex of metabolic factors which includes central obesity, insulin-resistance, dyslipidemia and hypertension. Metabolic syndrome is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. This study aimed to know the rate of metabolic syndrome in outpatients presenting to medicine department of our hospital and their profile. The metabolic syndrome was diagnosed using International Diabetes Federation criteria. The parameters analyzed included age, sex, blood pressure, BMI, fasting plasma glucose, HDL and triglycerides. The rate of metabolic syndrome was 21.1 % in our study. The younger population was most susceptible to metabolic derangements. Further, females were found to be affected more than males. The extremely significant parameters were deranged fasting plasma glucose, HDL, triglycerides while hypertension was found to be insignificant. Being overweight maybe a strong predictor for presence of metabolic syndrome in our region of study, and all overweight persons should be assessed and appropriately treated to prevent future cardiovascular events.
authors: Department of Biochemistry, Government Medical College, Haldwani, Uttarakhand India ; Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, 249201 Uttarakhand India.
authors: Rajeev
authors: R
authors: Goyal
authors: Department of Medicine, Government Medical College, Haldwani, Uttarakhand India.
authors: Ashok
authors: A
authors: Kumar
authors: Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Haldwani, Uttarakhand India ; S.P.S. Government Hospital, Rishikesh, 249201 Uttarakhand India.
authors: Monil
authors: M
authors: Singhai
keywords: Factor analysis; Metabolic syndrome; Parameters; Profile