title: PREVALENCE OF METABOLIC SYNDROME AMONG APPARENTLY HEALTHY ADULTS IN A RURAL COMMUNITY, IN NORTH-WESTERN NIGERIA.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of multiple metabolic abnormalities that increases the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and a resultant severe economic implication. This study assessed the burden of MetS in a Nigerian rural community setting.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a cross-sectional, community based study on apparently healthy subjects. A multi stage cluster sampling technique was employed to recruit the study subjects. A standardized pre-tested questionnaire was used to obtain data, and blood samples from subjects were analysed using standard laboratory techniques. MetS was defined using the NCEP-ATP3 criteria. Data were analysed using STATA version II, and a p value of < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 450 subjects completed the study, with 38% being males, and a mean age of 40.27 ± 16.41 years. MetS was found in 116 (25.78%) of the subjects. Of these, systemic hypertension was found in 91(78.45%), while all (116) had elevated cholesterol and triglycerides. Abdominal adiposity was found in 45 (38.79%) subjects and 44 (37.93%) had Type 2 diabetes mellitus.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of MetS and its components in our studied population was high; hence the need for further large population based studies to determine its predictors in our environment.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Nalado
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Musa
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Gezawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Muhammad
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Uloko
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*