Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among adults in Suez Canal area

The metabolic syndrome is a clustering of cardiovascular risk factors, specifically, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia and obesity is increasingly being recognized as an important factor in the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis and as a target of therapy.Objective: The aim of this work was to screen the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Suez Canal area among adults.Subjects and methods: This study was conducted as a cross-sectional study. 145 subjects Inhabitants of Suez Canal area were included into this study. Detailed medical history with complete clinical examination and laboratory analysis were performed to screen the metabolic syndrome (MS).Results: 42.1% of the studied population had metabolic syndrome. 35.2% of the studied subjects were hypertensive and 33.8% of them were diabetic. 64.1% of the studied subjects had a family history of diabetes and 61.4% of them had a family history of obesity. There were significantly higher mean of age, weight, BMI, waist circumference, SBP, DBP, triglycerides and FBS among subjects with MS than subjects without MS (p < 0.05), while there was significantly lower mean of HDL among subjects with MS than subjects without MS (p = 0.004).Conclusion: The prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome of the studied population is 42.1%.11% of studied population fulfilled five criteria of metabolic syndrome .The majority of the studied subjects had abdominal obesity (80.7%); obesity is more common in females than males. Obesity is the major driver of MS.Recommendation: Initiate, encourage and maintain intensive life style modifications. Accurate and detailed assessments of the metabolic syndrome in Egypt serve as base-line national data. Screening for MS should be done as a national project in Egypt