Vatakencherry Rose Mary J, Saraswathy L
Department of Physiology, Amrita School of Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Kochi, Kerala, India.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2019 Jun;8(6):2079-2083. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_241_19.
Metabolic syndrome is an aggregation of conditions that together increase the risk of cardiovascular disease in individuals, which would not otherwise be recognized to be at risk. Metabolic syndrome increases the risk of developing diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease and is associated with a number of other disorders.
To find the prevalence of Metabolic syndrome in people attending tertiary care center in Kochi, Kerala.
A total of 520 participants attending the comprehensive health checkup clinic of a teaching hospital in Kochi, Kerala, India, for a period of three months were enrolled in the cross-sectional study. Waist circumference, weight, and height were measured and blood was withdrawn for investigations.
About 76% (395) of participants met the NCEP: ATP III criteria for Metabolic syndrome. Prevalence of Metabolic syndrome among males was 80.4% and among females was 67.8% (-value < 0.001).
Metabolic syndrome was highly prevalent in our population.
代谢综合征是多种病症的集合，这些病症共同增加了个体患心血管疾病的风险，而这些个体在其他情况下不会被认为处于风险之中。代谢综合征会增加患糖尿病和慢性肾病的风险，并与许多其他疾病相关。
确定喀拉拉邦科钦三级医疗中心就诊人群中代谢综合征的患病率。
在印度喀拉拉邦科钦一家教学医院的综合健康检查诊所进行了为期三个月的横断面研究，共纳入520名参与者。测量腰围、体重和身高，并采集血液进行检查。
约76%（395名）参与者符合美国国家胆固醇教育计划成人治疗组第三次报告（NCEP:ATP III）代谢综合征标准。男性代谢综合征患病率为80.4%，女性为67.8%（P值<0.001）。
代谢综合征在我们的人群中高度流行。
