Depending on the definition used, the
metabolic syndrome may include measures of general obesity (As reflected by BMI), central obesity.
Kim, lead author of the study said, "This is the largest study examining a dose-response association between sleep duration and
metabolic syndrome and its components separately for men and women.
According to a study published in the journal BMC Public Health on Tuesday, which involved 133,608 Korean men and women aged 40-69 years old, the researchers at Seoul National University College of Medicine found that, compared to individuals who slept six to seven hours per day, men who slept fewer than six hours were more likely to have
metabolic syndrome and higher waist circumference.
Patients were categorized as having
metabolic syndrome if their waist circumference was >40cm for males and >35cm for females or their BMI was >30kg/m2 plus they had any two abnormalities among hypertension, raised fasting plasma triglycerides, reduced HDL and raised fasting blood sugar level.
The researchers found that the groups with and without
metabolic syndrome had similar mean pure-tone audiometry thresholds at baseline but that recovery rates after treatment were significantly lower in the
metabolic syndrome group.
Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions closely linked to obesity that includes increased blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess body fat around the waist and abnormal cholesterol or triglyceride levels and when these conditions occur together, they increase a person's risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes.
One in three American adults live with
metabolic syndrome, which features obesity, high blood pressure, and increased blood glucose, and can lead to heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and even death.
Researchers found that at least 1,147 participants or 15% of them had developed
metabolic syndrome over the follow-up period.
Conclusion: The prevalence of
metabolic syndrome is increasing in our adolescent population which demands screening from childhood and early adolescence.
Conclusion: A considerable number of patients with NAFLD had
metabolic syndrome. There was a close correlation between NAFLD and
metabolic syndrome.
Material and method: The study included 61 patients with obesity, 51 patients with
metabolic syndrome and 59 healthy controls aged 10-16 years.
GDM is a known risk factor for type 2 diabetes and
metabolic syndrome, but it hasn't been clear until now how subsequent pregnancies influence the risk, reported Michael Varner, MD, of the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, and his coauthors (Obstet Gynecol.
