Open AccessMetabolic Syndrome in Alcohol-dependent Men: A Cross-sectional Study
Author(s) -
Jitender Aneja,
Debasish Basu,
Surendra Kumar Mattoo,
Krishan K. Kohli
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of psychological medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 0975-1564
pISSN - 0253-7176
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7176.116253
Subject(s) - waist , medicine , cross sectional study , context (archaeology) , metabolic syndrome , national cholesterol education program , alcohol , alcohol use disorder , alcohol dependence , alcohol intake , alcohol consumption , body mass index , obesity , pathology , biology , paleontology , biochemistry
In the context to mental illness metabolic syndrome (MS) has gained significant attention in the last decade. The present research aimed to study the prevalence of MS and its correlates among the alcohol-dependent men at a deaddiction center in Northern India.