Effect of an intensive lifestyle intervention on the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components among overweight and obese adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the fact that up to a third of the global population has metabolic syndrome (MetS), it has been overlooked in clinical settings. This study assesses the impact of a physician-supervised nonsurgical weight management program on the prevalence of MetS and its key indicators.

Methods

Four-hundred seventy-nine overweight and obese participants aged 19 years or older were included in a prospective longitudinal study. Changes in MetS and its key indicators were assessed using the binomial exact, chi-square and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests in an intent-to-treat study population. Differences in age strata were assessed using a generalized linear model.

Results

Fifty-two percent of participants (n = 249) had MetS at baseline. Prevalence of MetS decreased stead

SUBMITTER: Guzman M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7685849 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature