Abstract
Official Journal of the Endocrine Society of Sri Lanka. The Sri Lanka Journal of Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism (SJDEM) publishes original research articles, reviews, and other special features related to diabetes, endocrinology and metabolism in humans and human tissue.
Highlights
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a complex disorder with high socioeconomic cost that is considered a worldwide epidemic
The results of this study showed that the prevalence of metabolic syndrome is high in studied population and it increases with increment of age and Body mass index (BMI) significantly
Our study identified that age, BMI, central obesity, fasting plasma sugar (FPG), TG, high density lipoprotein (HDL), LDL, systolic Blood pressure (BP), diastolic BP, HbA1C, plasma insulin, HOMA-I had significant relationship with MetS, but not with the area of residence
Summary
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a complex disorder with high socioeconomic cost that is considered a worldwide epidemic. The metabolic syndrome is a cluster of the most dangerous heart attack risk factors: diabetes and raised fasting plasma glucose, abdominal obesity, high cholesterol and high blood pressure [1,2,3]. People with metabolic syndrome are twice as likely to die from and three times as likely to have heart attack or stroke and have a fivefold greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared with people without the syndrome [4]. The clustering of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors that typifies the metabolic syndrome is considered to be the driving force for a new CVD epidemic.
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