[Study of the metabolic syndrome and physical activity in a population from Marrakesh, in Morocco]. / Etude du syndrome métabolique et l'activité physique chez une population de la ville de Marrakech, au Maroc.

INTRODUCTION: the aim of this study was to correlate the metabolic syndrome with the level of the physical activity in a population from Marrakech, Morocco. METHODS: the study was conducted at Ibn Zohr Regional Hospital in Marrakech. The body mass index (BMI) was calculated to assess the degree of obesity of each subject. To determine the level of physical activity, we used the short version of the IPAQ (International Physical Activity Questionnaire); Blood parameters were measured by a Biochemistry Automaton. All statistical analyzes were performed using SPSS software. RESULTS: a total of 300 subjects participated in the study, which 57.3% were female and 42.7% were male with a sex ratio of 0.74. The average age of our population was 51.6± 13.42 years old. Seventy-nine of the participants (26.3%) had a metabolic syndrome, with a predominance of female: 60 women (34.9%) and 19 men (14.8%). There is a significant relationship between level of physical activity and the presence of metabolic syndrome (P = 0.002), between physical activity level and BMI and waist circumference (p < 0.001) and (p = 0.003) respectively. CONCLUSION: the result shows a significant association between obesity, metabolic syndrome and the level of the physical activity, which would encourage us to encourage the application of lifestyle rules, including physical activity, which remains one of the best preventive actions against this pathology.

Epidemiological profile and clinical characteristics of metabolic syndrome in Marrakesh, Morocco.

INTRODUCTION: the purpose of this study was to bring out some epidemiological and clinical characteristics of metabolic syndrome. METHODS: a total of 300 subjects willingly participated in the present study which was conducted at Ibn Zohr regional hospital in Marrakesh. We were interested in socio-demographic variables, body mass index (BMI) which assesses the degree of obesity of each subject. The blood parameters were determined by an adequate biochemistry automaton. All statistical analyses were performed using SPSS software. RESULTS: among the 300 subjects who participated in the study, 57.3% were females and 42.7% were males with a sex-ratio of 0.74. The average age was 51.6 ± 13.42 years old. Seventy nine of the participants (26.3%) had a metabolic syndrome, with a predominance of women: 60 women (34.9%) and 19 men (14.8%). Illiterates (33.8%) and married subjects (25.6%) were the most affected by the metabolic syndrome. The high waist circumference found in 97.5% was the predominant criteria in our study. Finally, the statistical analysis showed a significant association between high waist circumference, BMI and the presence of metabolic syndrome (P = 0.001>) and (P < 0.001) respectively. CONCLUSION: the metabolic syndrome is slowly but surely setting. Implementing prevention strategies and encouraging healthy lifestyles will surely minimize serious public health problems in the city.