Open Access<p>Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes Risk Among Young Adult Students in the Health Sciences from Kathmandu, Nepal</p>
Author(s) -
Manisha Sapkota,
Alaska Timilsina,
Mudita Shakya,
Tika Bahadur Thapa,
Sneha Shrestha,
Sushant Pokhrel,
Nishchal Devkota,
Bashu Dev Pardhe
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
drug, healthcare and patient safety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 24
ISSN - 1179-1365
DOI - 10.2147/dhps.s258331
Subject(s) - metabolic syndrome , diabetes mellitus , medicine , environmental health , endocrinology , gerontology , physiology
The widespread dissemination of unhealthy dietary habits, childhood-teenage obesity, and sedentary lifestyle in young adults has paved the way for public health burden metabolic syndrome and early onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and risk factors for metabolic syndrome and diabetes among young adult students.