Risk Factors of Metabolic Syndrome in Erbil City
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https://doi.org/10.56056/amj.2018.35Keywords:
Cardiovascular disease, Diabetes mellitus, Hyperlipidemia, Metabolic syndromeAbstract
Background and objectives: Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of risk factors that happens together and acts as a pre- dictor for diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases. This study was designed to identify the risk factors of metabolic syndrome in Erbil City.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. It was performed at Consulting Surgical Clinics on patients searching for medical advice between January- August 2012 in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Two hundred patients were recruited and special questionnaire was designed for the study. History taking and physi- cal examination were performed by a trained clinician and nurses. Metabolic syndrome was defined according to the International Diabetes Federation.
Results: Thirty-two percent were male. The mean age of participants was 42.12 years, 50% were obese, 89% were illiterate or at primary school level and 71.5% were living in urban area. 47.5% had family history of diabetes mellitus and 31.7% had family history of cardiovascular disease. According to the International Diabetes Federation classification 62 (31%) participants had metabolic syndrome. The mean age of those with metabolic syndrome was 46 years. Smoking, eating fatty food, family history of diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease were independent risk factors and strongly associated with metabolic syndrome while sex, civil state, education, residency and occupation were not associated with prevalence of metabolic syndrome.
Conclusions: Metabolic syndrome is highly prevalent in our country. The risk factors for metabolic syndrome are smoking, eating fatty food, obesity and family history of diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease.
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