Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome among Obese Egyptian College Students
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Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome among Obese Egyptian College Students, MAGDY M. AHMED, MARZOUK A. ELLITHY, ABLA M. HAMED and SAMAR H KASEM
Abstract
Background: The frequency of the metabolic syndrome is increasing throughout the world. The etiology of the meta-bolic syndrome is dependent on different factors.
Aim: This survey study aimed to evaluate the metabolic syndrome among obese Egyptian college students.
Methods: The study conducted on eight hundred female students, and their age (18-24 years). The obese students were collected from Cairo, October 6th and Misr university for sci-ence and technology (MUST) universities. Metabolic syndrome was diagnosed using Adult Treatment Panel-III (ATP-III) guidelines. The anthropometric measurements (body weight, height, body mass index, waist circumference, and waist-hip ratio) were measured. Also, blood pressure was measured and laboratory investigations (FBS, TG, HDL-c and LDL-c) were analyzed.
Results: The mean body weight, mean body mass index, waist circumference, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, fasting blood glucose and TG levels were significantly higher in the students with metabolic syndrome. The frequency of metabolic syndrome was 24.37% among obese students. The prevalence of high blood glucose level, low HDL-c level; high TG level and high blood pressure were 18.5%, 33.5%, 28.4% and 26.25% respectively. Low HDL-c level (33.5%) and high triglyceride level (28.4%) are the most frequent characteristics in comparison to other metabolic components.
Conclusion: These findings indicate the need for study of the components of metabolic syndrome and detailed analysis of the risk factors for metabolic syndrome among college students in Egypt (especially central obesity). National health policies designed to prevent the Metabolic Syndrome, its individual abnormalities and its complications using population-based characteristics of our nation will generate improved outcomes.