title: Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to identify the prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and its components in a population of patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
  
  
  METHODS
  a cross-sectional study was conducted with 201 diabetic patients. A descriptive analysis and Chi-square and Fisher's exact tests ( p <0.05) were performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  the majority of participants were females and overweight, with a mean age of 63.1 years and a low level of education, and categorized as physically inactive. Of all individuals investigated, 50.7% were diagnosed with Metabolic Syndrome and 92% had at least one of the syndrome components with values beyond those recommended.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  it is essential to take preventive actions and develop studies that help to identify the factors associated with this syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Floriano, Piauí, Brazil.
authors.forename: José Cláudio Garcia
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Lira Neto
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Floriano, Piauí, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mayra de Almeida
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Xavier
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Floriano, Piauí, Brazil.
authors.forename: José Wicto Pereira
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Borges
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Universidade da Integração Internacional da Lusofonia Afro-Brasileira, Redenção, Ceará, Brazil.
authors.forename: Márcio Flávio Moura de
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Program in Nursing, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marta Maria Coelho
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Damasceno
authors.affiliation: Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
authors.forename: Roberto Wagner Júnior Freire de
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Freitas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D050177:Overweight / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence