Abstract
Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) contributes to the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Few studies have investigated the MetS risk of young adults (18–24 years old). This study aims to determine the prevalence of MetS in Appalachian and non-Appalachian students attending West Virginia University. The prevalence of MetS in this population was 15%. There was no difference in MetS prevalence between male students and female students (18.8% males and 11.1% females, p-value = 0.30), or between Appalachian students and non-Appalachian students (17.7% Appalachian and 10.0% non-Appalachian, p-value = 0.33). Identification of MetS early in life is needed in order to reduce the onset of chronic disease. Therefore, implementing a screening process to identify at-risk young adults will help tailor more effective behavioral interventions.
Highlights
Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) contributes to the development of coronary heart disease (CHD) [1,2,3], cardiovascular disease (CVD) [3], and type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) [1,2,3]
This study aims to determine the prevalence of MetS in Appalachian and non-Appalachian students attending West Virginia University
The prevalence of MetS students at West Virginia University (15.1%) is much higher than what has been reported in previous studies (0.6% to 10%) of MetS prevalence in college students [1,7,16,17,22]
Summary
Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) contributes to the development of coronary heart disease (CHD) [1,2,3], cardiovascular disease (CVD) [3], and type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) [1,2,3]. MetS consists of five, interrelated risk factors [4,5]. Individuals presenting three or more of the following risk factors are diagnosed with MetS: Fasting blood glucose (FBG) ≥100 mg/dL, waist circumference (WC) >102 cm for men and >88 cm for women, triglycerides (TG) ≥150 mg/dL, high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL)
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