Open Access<p>Clustering of Elevated Blood Pressure, Elevated Blood Glucose, and Abdominal Obesity Among Adults in Dire Dawa: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study</p>
Author(s) -
Melkamu Merid Mengesha,
Behailu Hawulte Ayele,
Addisu Shunu Beyene,
Hirbo Shore Roba
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1178-7007
DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s250594
Subject(s) - medicine , abdominal obesity , blood pressure , waist , obesity , body mass index , metabolic syndrome , cross sectional study , risk factor , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , pathology
Evidence shows that the presence of a single component of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) increases the risk of developing the MetS later in life. This study estimated the prevalence and associated factors of abdominal obesity, elevated blood pressure, elevated blood glucose, and the 3-factor MetS components among urban adults in Dire Dawa, East Ethiopia.