This study investigated the effect of lifestyle patterns, as a combination of diet, physical activity and smoking, on Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) among Qatari women of childbearing age (n = 418), a population group particularly vulnerable to the health sequela of this syndrome. Using data from the National WHO STEPwise survey conducted in Qatar in 2012, Principal Component Factor Analysis was per...

BACKGROUND In last years Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) has been closely associated to Benign Prostatic Enlargement (BPE) Aim of our study is to evaluate the effect of MetS and each single MetS parameter on prostate growth in men surgically treated for BPE. METHODS Overall, 379 men were prospectively enrolled in two tertiary referral centers. Calculated prostate volume (PV) was measured with trans...

Objective: This study was conducted to assess the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) among elderly people in Tabriz. Methods: All data were collected in a cross-sectional survey on 350 participants aged 65-90 years. The prevalence of MetS was estimated using the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP ATPIII). Results: In total, 55.4% (n=194) of the study...

Coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke are common complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). We aimed to explore the differences in the risks of CHD and stroke between Chinese women and men with T2DM and their association with metabolic syndrome (MS). This study included 1514 patients with T2DM. The Asian Guidelines of ATPIII (2005) were used for MS diagnosis, and the UKPDS risk engine ...

The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a large-scale and expanding public-health and clinical threat worldwide. We investigated the determinants of MetS, assessed its prevalence and components and, estimated their genetic contribution, taking advantage of the special characteristics of Sardinian isolated populations. Inhabitants of 10 villages in Ogliastra region participated in a cross-sectional sur...

Metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) represents a clustering of different metabolic abnormalities. MetSyn prevalence is present in approximately 25% of all adults with increased prevalence in advanced ages. The presence of one component of MetSyn increases the risk of developing MetSyn later in life and likely represents a high lifetime burden of cardiovascular disease risk. Therefore we pooled data fro...

BACKGROUND Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a serious public health concern worldwide; however, the pathogenesis of this disease has not been yet cleared. This study aimed to compare diet quality in obese/overweight participants with/without metabolic syndrome with normal weight controls. METHODS This was a comparative study on 147 Iranian adults under treatment at the Endocrinology Center of Teh...

AIM The rs2235306 of apelin polymorphism has been shown to be associated with fasting plasma glucose levels and hypertension. The present study aimed to investigate the impact of the apelin rs2235306 gene polymorphism on the risk of metabolic syndrome (MeS) in a sample of the Iranian population. MATERIALS AND METHODS This population-based cross-sectional study was performed on 151 subjects wi...

AIM The aim was to compare body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist hip ratio (WHR), and waist height ratio (WHtR) to identify the best predictor of metabolic syndrome (MetS) among Qatari adult population. METHODS A cross-sectional survey from April 2011 to December 2012. Data was collected from 1552 participants followed by blood sampling. MetS was defined according to Third Ad...

BACKGROUND The amount of body fat, rather than the amount of excess weight, determines the health risks of obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular disease. AIMS To look at the association of body fat percentage with cardiometabolic risk factors in subjects with normal glucose tolerance (NGT). SETTINGS AND DESIGN Cross-section study from the Chennai Urban Rural Epidemiology Stu...