title: [Obesity and components of metabolic syndrome in Mexican women survivors of cancer].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Some studies suggest that obesity and metabolic syndrome are frequent in cancer survivors. In our country, there is a lack of documentation with regards to this problem in women. Therefore, our aim is to establish the prevalence of obesity and metabolic syndrome components in surviving Mexican women.
  
  
  METHODS
  We elected women who received treatment for cancer with a surviving = 24 months. The data evaluated were demography, clinical anthropometry, blood pressure measurement, kind of cancer, surviving time, and comorbidities, as well as glucose, cholesterol, and triglyceride levels.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We studied 107 women. Their average age was 60 ± 10 years, with a surviving time of 77 ± 43 months, and a body mass index of 31 ± 6 kg/m2. Their mean glucose level was 120 ± 58 mg/dL, cholesterol 228 ± 43 mg/dL, and triglycerides 207 ± 120 mg/dL. There were 55 (51 %) with glucose > 99 mg/dL, 85 (79 %) with cholesterol > 199 mg/dL, and 67 (63 %) with triglycerides > 149 mg/dL. Obesity (body mass index = 30 kg/m2) occurred in 49 (46 %) and metabolic syndrome in 27 (26 %).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Due to a high prevalence of obesity, metabolic syndrome components were frequent.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cirugía, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Distrito Federal, México. cortizmendoza@yahoo.com.mx.
authors.forename: Carlos Manuel
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Ortiz-Mendoza
authors.forename: Tania Angélica
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: de la Fuente-Vera
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D017741:Survivors
keywords: Body mass index; Epidemiology; Metabolic X Syndrome; Mexico; Neoplasms; Obesity