Open Access<p>Metabolic Syndrome Among Working Adults in Eastern Ethiopia</p>
Author(s) -
Aboma Motuma,
Tesfaye Gobena,
Kedir Teji Roba,
Yemane Berhane,
Alemayehu Worku
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1178-7007
DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s283270
Subject(s) - medicine , metabolic syndrome , confidence interval , poisson regression , demography , anthropometry , waist , obesity , public health , alcohol consumption , environmental health , population , alcohol , biochemistry , chemistry , nursing , sociology
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) has become a public health challenge in low-income countries due to changing lifestyle and the food environment. However, studies on the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and associated factors are limited in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study assessed the prevalence of MetS and its associated factors among working adults in eastern Ethiopia.