INTRODUCTION Metabolic syndrome (MS) has a high prevalence in hemodialysis' patients and is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Objectives To evaluate the prevalence of MS in patients on hemodialysis (HD) and the difference in its prevalence according to the NCEP-ATP III and IDF criteria. METHODS We evaluated HD patients in...

OBJECTIVE Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) experience a markedly increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD), but the causal factors have yet to be completely elucidated. Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of risk factors of CVD and identifies additional cardiovascular risk beyond the sum of its individual components. In this study, we investigated the prevalence of MetS and...

This analysis compares the performance of 7 different diagnostic criteria of metabolic syndrome (MS) with regard to the prevalence of the syndrome, the characteristics of subjects with a positive diagnosis, and the ability to correctly identify individuals at high calculated cardiovascular (CV) risk or with signs of systemic inflammation or early organ damage. The diagnostic criteria proposed b...

BACKGROUND It is unclear whether consumption of coffee and green tea is associated with metabolic syndrome. METHODS This cross-sectional study enrolled 554 adults who had participated in the baseline survey of the Japan Multi-Institutional Collaborative Cohort (J-MICC) Study in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. Consumption of coffee and green tea was assessed using a questionnaire. Metabolic syndr...

BACKGROUND Patients with diabetes already fulfill one diagnostic criterion for MS according to the existing classifications. Our aim was to identify one single clinical parameter, which could effectively predict the presence of MS in patients with type 2 diabetes. METHODS We studied all patients with type 2 diabetes who attended our Diabetes Outpatient Clinic during a three-month period. Wais...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to estimate the presence of metabolic syndrome (MS) in a group of children and adolescents with a body mass index (BMI) above the 85th percentile for their age and sex in Qazvin Province, Iran; to evaluate the relationship between obesity and metabolic abnormalities; and to compare two proposed definitions of MS. PATIENTS AND METHODS The study was conduct...

Background. Gallbladder polyps are usually benign lesions originating from the mucosa and detected incidentally during radiological examinations or after cholecystectomy. common may have malignant risk. In this study, it was investigated whether metabolic syndrome (MS) is a risk factor for gallbladder polyps. This study aimed to determine prevalence of MS its components in patients with Materia...

OBJECTIVES Quantifying the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a community is important in planning preventive strategies, but such data are limited from developing countries, especially South Asia. We aimed to estimate the risks of coronary heart disease (CHD), total CVD, and CVD mortality in a Sri Lankan community. METHODS A community survey was conducted in an urban health administrati...

Objectives: The present study was undertaken to explore whether MetS and its individual components are associated with NAFLD. Materials and methods: 67 diagnosed NAFLD subjects and 50 healthy controls were included. NAFLD was diagnosed by ultrasound and serum C-peptide was measured by Immulite technique. Results: The NAFLD and control subjects were age and BMImatched (age in years, p=0.380 and ...

OBJECTIVES Describe the prevalence of metabolic syndrome, and its association with contemporary lifestyle factors. SUBJECTS AND METHODS In 2004-2005, 4,296 subjects of the 1982 Pelotas Birth Cohort were evaluated, and metabolic syndrome (MetS) was assessed in 3,599 according to the NCEP-ATP III and IDF criteria. RESULTS Prevalence of MetS was 5.9% and 6.7% for NCEP-ATPIII and IDF, respectiv...