Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Japan: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Recent data on the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) are limited.

Methods

This retrospective, cross-sectional, observational study investigated the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients with T2D using a Japanese administrative claims database. Patients with a T2D diagnosis, prescription of a hypoglycemic agent, and one or more annual health checkups in 2020 were included. Trends in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome by sex and body mass index (BMI) subgroup were assessed.

Results

The study cohort consisted of 155,653 patients (men, 81.6%; mean age 54.6 ± 8.5 years). Patients with metabolic syndrome had a higher mean BMI (29.1 ± 4.5 kg/m² versus 25.2 ± 4.5 kg/m²) and mean waist c

SUBMITTER: Ishigaki Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10786760 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature