Pathania Deepak, Bunger Ruhi, Bunger Eera, Mishra Prabhakar, Arora Anjali
Department of Community Medicine, MMIMSR, Mullana, Haryana, India.
Department of Microbiology, MMIMSR, Mullana, Haryana, India.
J Family Community Med. 2014 May;21(2):130-3. doi: 10.4103/2230-8229.134774.
Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a state of deranged metabolic and anthropometric status. It is considered a precursor to various cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.
(1) To determine the prevalence of MS in adults aged 20 years and above in the rural area of Ambala district, Haryana. (2) To determine the sociodemographic factors associated with MS.
In a community-based cross-sectional study, a total of 1200 subjects aged 20 years and above were studied, using multi-stage random sampling.
The prevalence of MS was estimated by using criterion given by the International Diabetes Federation. MS was found in 110 (9.2%) subjects, being more prevalent in females: 73 (66.36%) when compared to 37 males (33.63%). Sedentary occupation and age were significantly associated with MS.
MS is a major health problem in the region and it should be given proper attention in order to prevent and control it.
代谢综合征（MS）是一种代谢和人体测量状态紊乱的情况。它被认为是各种心血管和代谢疾病的先兆。
（1）确定哈里亚纳邦安巴拉区农村地区20岁及以上成年人中MS的患病率。（2）确定与MS相关的社会人口学因素。
在一项基于社区的横断面研究中，采用多阶段随机抽样方法，共研究了1200名20岁及以上的受试者。
采用国际糖尿病联盟给出的标准估算MS的患病率。在110名（9.2%）受试者中发现患有MS，女性更为普遍：73名（66.36%），而男性为37名（33.63%）。久坐职业和年龄与MS显著相关。
MS是该地区的一个主要健康问题，为了预防和控制它，应给予适当关注。
