METABOLIC SYNDROME

Objective: To determine the frequency of raised serum ferritin level in patientswith metabolic syndrome. Design: Case series study. Setting: Liaquat University HospitalHyderabad. Methods: All the patients with metabolic syndrome for ≥ 01 year duration, ≥20years of age and of either sex were recruited and entered in the study. The metabolic syndromewas detected according to the NCEP-ATP III protocol. After confirmation of metabolic syndrome,the 2cc venous blood sample was taken in a sterilize 5cc disposable syringe, labeled it andsent to laboratory for evaluation of serum ferritin levels. The data was analyzed in SPSS 16and the frequency and percentage was calculated. Results: Total one hundred patients withmetabolic syndrome were evaluated for serum ferritin level during the study period. The mean±SD for age of patients with metabolic syndrome was 52.73±7.83 while the mean age ±SDof patient with raised ferritin level was 50.23±8.21. The majority patients were 30-49 age groupwith female predominance (p<0.01) and exist four component of metabolic syndrome. Theferritin was raised in 60 patients with female predominance (p<0.04). The mean ± SD of raisedferritin level in male and female population was 350.10±19.38 and 270.34±34.39 (p<0.01).Conclusions: The raised serum ferritin level was identified (60%) with female predominance inpatients of metabolic syndrome.