Abstract
Background
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is on the rise due to the epidemic increase of obesity. It increases the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases and type II diabetes mellitus.
Aims
To study the prevalence of MetS and its components in premenopausal and postmenopausal women.
Design
Cross-sectional comparative study.
Material and Method
Five hundred premenopausal women and 500 postmenopausal women in the age group 40–65 years, attending OPD of Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of Pt. J.N.M. Medical College, Raipur from September 2012 to August 2014 were analyzed and assessed for the MetS risk factors and evaluated according to the NCEP ATP III criteria.
Results
The prevalence of MetS in postmenopausal women was 48.6 %, nearly 1.7 times the prevalence in premenopausal women (27.4 %). Except for central obesity and low HDL cholesterol, the frequency of hyperglycemia, high blood pressure, and hypertriglyceridemia were significantly higher in postmenopausal than in premenopausal women. All the five factors of NCEP ATP III criteria were present in 5 % of postmenopausal women in contrast to 0.4 % in premenopausal women.
Conclusion
Prevention is better than cure. The need of the hour is to target premenopausal women who are at risk of developing MetS in their postmenopausal age. It will delay and prevent them from future morbidities.
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This study was a cross sectional comparative study. Informed and written consent from all the participants was taken and all procedures followed were in accordance with ethical standard of the responsible Committee on human experiments (institutional and national) and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2008(5). Abha Singh and Neha Singh declared that they have no conflict of interest.
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Dr. Mrs Abha Singh is a Director Professor and HOD at Pt. J.N.M. Medical College, and Dr. Neha Sinha is a Postgraduate Student at Pt. J.N.M. Medical College.
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Singh, A., Sinha, N. Metabolic Syndrome: Can We Keep Check?. J Obstet Gynecol India 66, 466–470 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13224-015-0713-x
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