Abstract
Background and Aim:Urbanisation and westernisation have greatly influenced the metabolic health of individuals in South Africa, with resultant increase in metabolic syndrome (METs) components. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with METs among adults in Buffalo City Municipality, East London, South Africa.Methods:This was a healthcare facility-based cross-sectional, descriptive study. The World Health Organisation STEPwise demographic and lifestyle behavioural questionnaire was used to collect relevant data from 998 participants. Anthropometric measurements, blood pressure and fasting blood glucose were measured using standardised protocols. Metabolic syndrome was diagnosed using the International Diabetes Federation criteria.Results:The prevalence of metabolic syndrome was 21.8%; 15.6% and 24.8% among males and females, respectively. The prevalence of METs was higher among participants who were aged 56 years and above, with low level of education (grade 1 – 7), married and retired. After adjusting for confounders, only age 26 and above (AOR=4.1, CI=2.0-8.4), marriage (AOR=2.3 CI=1.6-3.3), female sex (AOR=1.6, CI=1.1-2.4), alcohol use (AOR=2.0, CI= 1.3-3.1), unemployment (AOR=1.8, CI= 1.2-2.6) and earning an income below ZAR1200 (AOR= 1.1, CI= 1.1-2.4) were significant and independent predictors of METs. Participants aged 26 and above were four times more likely to have METs. Married non-alcohol users and unemployed participants were two times more likely to have METs than unmarried alcohol users and employed individuals.Conclusion:There was a high prevalence of metabolic syndrome among the participants which indicates a high risk for cardiovascular diseases; a leading cause of premature morbidity and mortality.
Highlights
Metabolic syndrome (METs) is a constellation of factors that promote the development of cardiovascular diseases, 1874-9445/17 2017 Bentham OpenPrevalence and Correlates of Metabolic SyndromeThe Open Public Health Journal, 2017, Volume 10 149 diabetes mellitus type 2 and all-cause mortality
There was a high prevalence of metabolic syndrome among the participants which indicates a high risk for cardiovascular diseases; a leading cause of premature morbidity and mortality
Irrespective of the defining criteria, our study revealed 21.8% prevalence of metabolic syndrome among adults attending the selected out-patient healthcare facilities in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Summary
Metabolic syndrome (METs) is a constellation of factors that promote the development of cardiovascular diseases, 1874-9445/17 2017 Bentham OpenPrevalence and Correlates of Metabolic SyndromeThe Open Public Health Journal, 2017, Volume 10 149 diabetes mellitus type 2 and all-cause mortality. Metabolic syndrome (METs) is a constellation of factors that promote the development of cardiovascular diseases, 1874-9445/17 2017 Bentham Open. As seen in advanced countries, there is high mortality among metabolically unhealthy individuals in the middle and low-income countries [3]. There is documented evidence of increased prevalence of METs in Africa, with increasing age [4 - 7]. The rapid increase in the prevalence of METs may be attributed to urbanisation, consumption of westernised diets and physical inactivity [8, 9]. Urbanisation and westernisation have greatly influenced the metabolic health of individuals in South Africa, with resultant increase in metabolic syndrome (METs) components. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with METs among adults in Buffalo City Municipality, East London, South Africa
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