Change in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in a population of medical students: 6-year follow-up.

Fernando J Lavalle,Patricio González,Susana E Rodríguez,Juan Montes,Reynaldo Lara,Jesús Z Villarreal,Leonardo G Mancillas

doi:10.1186/s40200-015-0216-4

Abstract

Students of a university hospital were assessed in 2007 and later in 2013 to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome. Statistical analysis was done with SPSS version 17.0.A total of 213 students were evaluated in both 2007 and 2013 (48.3 % women and 51.7 % men). The diagnosis of overweight and obesity increased from 24.9 to 37.1 % (p < 0.05), central obesity from 17.8 to 28.6 % (p < 0.05), and prevalence of metabolic syndrome from 9.8 to 14.5 % (p ≥ 0.05); up to 20 % in male gender. It is important to implement programs for early diagnosis of metabolic syndrome.

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Students of a university hospital were assessed in 2007 and later in 2013 to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome
Morrison et al noted that the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome in infancy, predicts cardiovascular disease 25 years later [11]
The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in students according to the literature varies from 1.3 to 14.3 % [12–16]

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Students of a university hospital were assessed in 2007 and later in 2013 to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome. The diagnosis of overweight and obesity increased from 24.9 to 37.1 % (p < 0.05), central obesity from 17.8 to 28.6 % (p < 0.05), and prevalence of metabolic syndrome from 9.8 to 14.5 % (p ≥ 0.05); up to 20 % in male gender. Morrison et al noted that the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome in infancy, predicts cardiovascular disease 25 years later [11]. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in students according to the literature varies from 1.3 to 14.3 % [12–16]. The aim of this study is to evaluate the change in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in a population of medical students over a six-year period using the definition of the International Diabetes Federation. Abdominal obesity was defined as a waist circumference ≥ 90 cm in men and ≥ 80 cm in women, plus two of the following: fasting plasma glucose greater than 100 mg/dL or a prior diagnosis of DM2, triglycerides ≥ 150 mg/dL, HDL

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