BACKGROUND Mortality from cardiovascular disease in the Middle East is projected to increase substantially in the coming decades. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) continues to raise interest, but data from the Middle East is limited, especially in non-diabetic patients. This study was conducted to ascertain the prevalence of MS and frequency of its comp...

Cortisol homeostasis is implicated in hypertension and metabolic syndrome. Two enzymes modulate cortisol availability; 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11β-HSD1) preferentially converts inactive cortisone to cortisol, whereas 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (11β-HSD2) converts cortisol to cortisone. In contrast, 5α and 5β reductases inactivate cortisol by conversion to its tetra...

background and objectives: the association between metabolic syndrome (mets) and hyperuricemia has been formerly studied mostly in healthy people in western countries. we tried to examine the relationship betweenhyperuricemia and mets in an iranian population undergoing coronary angiography. materials and methods: from march 2008 to september 2008, we studied 465 patients (260 men, 55.9%) unde...

background metabolic syndrome can cause cardiovascular disease and diabetes in the affected subjects. with 20 to 30% prevalence rate among the adult population of most countries, it is considered a pandemic problem. the guidelines currently available on the management of the specific components of metabolic syndrome highlight some lifestyle changes such as enhanced physical activity and weight ...

olanzapine is the frequently prescribed drug in children and adolescents with bipolar disorder, but unfortunately it has metabolic side-effects. on the other hand, in a number of melatonin studies on sleep cycle, regulation of metabolic abnormalities has been reported. therefore, we aimed to study effects of melatonin in reducing metabolic side-effects of olanzapine in 11-17 year-old patients w...

ba c k g r o und : the aim of this study was to examine the association between dietary intakes of vitamin d and the metabolic syndrome (mets) in tehranian adults, iran. m ethods : in this population-based prospective study, a sample of 2357 subjects, aged 20-74 years, who had completed a validated food frequency questionnaire, were  studied.  mets  was  defined  according to  the  modified  gu...

conclusions marital status may affect mets risk z score differently in both genders. results in comparison to participants who were married, no significant changes in mets risk z score was found in single participants. employed females in the transition to married group had significant increase in mets risk z score than single employed females. no significant changes in mets risk z score were o...

introduction: metabolic syndrome (mets) and impaired lung functions have been associated with an increased risk for coronary heart disease. the aim of this study was to investigate the pulmonary functions in patients with mets. methods: this cross-sectional study included 200 subjects with mets in the study group and 100 subjects without mets in the control group. participants were examined at ...

objective(s):the aim of this open label crossover study was to investigate the effects of nigella sativa on reproductive health and metabolic profile of perimenopausal women in rawang, malaysia.   materials and methods:sixty nine perimenopausal women aged 45 to 65 were allocated into the experimental group treated orally with 1600mg/day of encapsulated pure powdered n. sativa compared to contro...