Effects of lifestyle modification on metabolic syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To evaluate the effect of lifestyle modifications on metabolic syndrome (MetS) as assessed by its resolution and improved values for its components.

Methods

This was a systematic review and meta-analysis. Searches were performed of MEDLINE and the Cochrane Database from January 1966 to October 2011 to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) related to the study objective. The included studies were RCTs restricted to the English language, with a follow-up period of 6 months or more, which reported overall resolution of MetS or values of MetS components (fasting blood glucose, waist circumference, high-density lipoprotein (HDL), triglycerides, and systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP, DBP)). Two investigators independently assessed study eligibility. The

SUBMITTER: Yamaoka K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3523078 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature