Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
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2011
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Background- People with metabolic syndrome are twice as likely to die from, and three times as
likely to have a heart attack or stroke compared with people without the syndrome. People with
metabolic syndrome have a five-fold greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes. We investigated the
prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients with newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus.
Methods- It was a cross sectional study. The study was conducted in Department of Biochemistry,
Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College, Sylhet & Diabetic Hospital, Sylhet. The study was conducted
From July 2008 to June 2009 among 200 patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients with
age >20 years. Along with blood glucose, different components of metabolic syndrome was assessed,
i.e. serum triglyceride level, serum HDL level, blood pressure and waist circumference.
Results- Prevalence of metabolic syndrome was 73.5% according to NCEP-ATP III criteria, 81.0%
according to modified NCEP-ATP III criteria, 82.5% according to modified WHO criteria and 61.0%
according to IDF criteria. All variables other than waist hip ratio and fasting blood sugar had
statistically significant higher mean values among patients with metabolic syndrome than patients
without metabolic syndrome.
Conclusion- It may be concluded that prevalence of metabolic syndrome is considerable in newly
diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients in our population. The considerable prevalence of metabolic
syndrome in our population is implicative of an alarming risk of cardiovascular disease in future.
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Metabolic syndrome, Type II diabetes mellitus
Citation
Nahar S, Rahman M Z, Ullah M, Debnath B C, Sultana N, Farhad C M R Q. Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Cardiovascular Journal. 2011; 4(1): 17-25.