Prevalence of metabolic syndrome, its risk factors and associated lifestyles in Myanmar adult people: A community based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is the constellation of cardio-metabolic risk factors, and it can illustrate the coming burden of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus. Myanmar faces larger pressure from cardio-metabolic diseases and there is no existing data to understand the magnitude of MetS in adult population. This study aimed to investigate the extent of existing people with MetS in the community and to know the related lifestyle factors to MetS.

Methods

A community based cross-sectional study was performed in convenient sample of 302 Myanmar adult people. Prevalence of MetS and associated risk factors were identified by collecting sociodemographic information, anthropometric measurements, and blood investigation of glucose and lipid profiles. Logistic reg

SUBMITTER: Maw SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8524241 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature