Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in a sample of population in Erbil city, Iraq
| Autor: | Sherzad Ali Ismael, Halgurd F. Ahmed, Maaroof Tahseen Hasan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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education.field_of_study
business.industry Population 030209 endocrinology & metabolism 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Anthropometry Overweight medicine.disease Obesity 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Diabetes mellitus Hyperlipidemia Medicine Family history medicine.symptom Metabolic syndrome business education Demography |
| Zdroj: | Zanco Journal of Medical Sciences. 20:1280-1287 |
| ISSN: | 1995-5596 1995-5588 |
| Popis: | Background and objective: There has been a recent concern about chronic non-communicable diseases in Iraq. The country is undergoing an epidemiological transition with an increasing burden of chronic non-communicable diseases with two-thirds of the people aged 25-65 years old are overweight and one-third are obese. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome with their associated risk factors among a sample of peoples in Erbil city. Methods: This cross-sectional analytic study was carried out in Erbil city and involved a convenience sample of 566 apparently healthy subjects. A structured direct interview using interviewer administered questionnaire was applied. Anthropometric measures, random blood sugar, cholesterol level, triglyceride level, low-density lipoprotein and high-density lipoprotein were investigated. Results: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in the studied sample was 30.6%. The prevalence was higher in females (45.5%) than males (16.3%). Variables like gender (P |
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