title: Impact of the components of metabolic syndrome on survival in a group of hemodialysis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Metabolic syndrome is defined by the combination of high blood pressure, dyslipidemia, central obesity and a state of insulin resistance. Its prevalence is high in hemodialysis.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this work is to see the impact of metabolic syndrome on mortality and morbidity in our hemodialysis patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a retrospective study of 120 chronic hemodialysis patients. The metabolic syndrome was investigated according to the criteria of the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP ATP III). Survival was estimated based on each parameter of the metabolic syndrome. A comparison by sex was performed for the following parameters: age, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, waist circumference, dyslipidemia, coronary artery disease and heart failure.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Forty chronic hemodialysis patients with metabolic syndrome have been the subject of this study. The mean age was 55.97 years and the sex ratio was 1.88. Seventy percent had diabetes and 90% were hypertensive. Coronary artery disease was present in 57.5% of cases of heart failure in 52.5% of cases. There was no significant difference in 10 years survival depending on the presence of each component of the metabolic syndrome. The study by sex showed no significant difference except for hyper LDL cholesterol.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our study showed no impact of the components of metabolic syndrome on survival. There is a high prevalence of cardiovascular complications but causality with the metabolic syndrome could not be demonstrated.
authors.forename: Imen
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gorsane
authors.forename: Madiha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mahfoudhi
authors.forename: Fathi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Younsi
authors.forename: Samia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barbouch
authors.forename: Taieb
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ben Abdallah