High Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Kashmiri (India) Adult Population: Time to Intervene

Abstract

Objectives: The prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome (Met S) is increasing swiftly among the developing nations. This observational study aims at evaluating prevalence of Met S and the relative contribution of its components in the Kashmiri adult population.Methods: In this study, 400 participants including 204 males and 196 females were taken. All the participants were estimated for various anthropometric and biochemical parameters. The prevalence of Met S was evaluated using the IDF criteria. SPSS software was used for statistical analysis.Results: Overall, 145/400 patients(36.3%) exhibited Met S, including 42/204 (20.6%) men and 103/196 (52.6%) women. The most prominent components of Met S in women were high blood pressure (43.4%) (85/196) and increased waist circumference (86.2%) (169/196), while among men the major components were increased triglycerides (51.0%) (104/204) and high blood pressure (52.9%) (108/204).Conclusion: Met S was more widespread in females than males. The high prevalence in women was mostly due to their increased WC whereas, determinants like high BP and high triglycerides levels were mostly seen to be present among men. Therefore, estimation of parameters like WC, triglycerides and BP levels can be applied preferentially for assessing the risk of CVD &type II diabetes mellitus among Kashmiri adult population.