title: Change in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in a population of medical students: 6-year follow-up.
abstract: Students of a university hospital were assessed in 2007 and later in 2013 to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome. Statistical analysis was done with SPSS version 17.0. A total of 213 students were evaluated in both 2007 and 2013 (48.3 % women and 51.7 % men). The diagnosis of overweight and obesity increased from 24.9 to 37.1 % (p < 0.05), central obesity from 17.8 to 28.6 % (p < 0.05), and prevalence of metabolic syndrome from 9.8 to 14.5 % (p ≥ 0.05); up to 20 % in male gender. It is important to implement programs for early diagnosis of metabolic syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Servicio de Endocrinología y, González, Av. Francisco I. Madero y Av. Gonzalitos s/n, Colonia Mitras Centro, Monterrey, Nuevo León C.P. 64460 Mexico.
authors.forename: Fernando J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Lavalle
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Servicio de Endocrinología y, González, Av. Francisco I. Madero y Av. Gonzalitos s/n, Colonia Mitras Centro, Monterrey, Nuevo León C.P. 64460 Mexico.
authors.forename: Jesús Z
authors.initials: JZ
authors.lastname: Villarreal
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Servicio de Endocrinología y, González, Av. Francisco I. Madero y Av. Gonzalitos s/n, Colonia Mitras Centro, Monterrey, Nuevo León C.P. 64460 Mexico.
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Montes
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Servicio de Endocrinología y, González, Av. Francisco I. Madero y Av. Gonzalitos s/n, Colonia Mitras Centro, Monterrey, Nuevo León C.P. 64460 Mexico.
authors.forename: Leonardo G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Mancillas
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Servicio de Endocrinología y, González, Av. Francisco I. Madero y Av. Gonzalitos s/n, Colonia Mitras Centro, Monterrey, Nuevo León C.P. 64460 Mexico.
authors.forename: Susana E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Servicio de Endocrinología y, González, Av. Francisco I. Madero y Av. Gonzalitos s/n, Colonia Mitras Centro, Monterrey, Nuevo León C.P. 64460 Mexico.
authors.forename: Patricio
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: González
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Servicio de Endocrinología y, González, Av. Francisco I. Madero y Av. Gonzalitos s/n, Colonia Mitras Centro, Monterrey, Nuevo León C.P. 64460 Mexico.
authors.forename: Reynaldo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lara
keywords: Metabolic syndrome; Mexican population; Students