RESUMO
In a cross-sectional survey conducted in 2005, we determined the prevalence metabolic syndrome (MetS) and other atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk factors among a sample of 342 Palestinians > or = 20 years in East Jerusalem. Participants were interviewed and anthropometric measurements and blood testing were done. MetS was found in 115 (33.6%) participants, with no significant difference between the sexes. The prevalence of obesity, diabetes and other cardiovascular risk factors was also high, with central obesity and obesity (BMI > or = 30 kg/m2) being significantly higher in women (P <0.01). With the exception of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and haemoglobin, there was a significantly higher prevalence of atherosclerotic markers among the MetS group.
Assuntos
Doenças Cardiovasculares , Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiologia , Síndrome Metabólica/epidemiologia , Obesidade/epidemiologia , Saúde da População Urbana/estatística & dados numéricos , Adulto , Idoso , Doenças Cardiovasculares/epidemiologia , Doenças Cardiovasculares/etiologia , Estudos Transversais , Diabetes Mellitus/diagnóstico , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Síndrome Metabólica/complicações , Síndrome Metabólica/diagnóstico , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Oriente Médio/epidemiologia , Obesidade/complicações , Obesidade/diagnóstico , Vigilância da População , Prevalência , Fatores de Risco , Distribuição por Sexo , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosRESUMO
In a cross-sectional survey conducted in 2005, we determined the prevalence metabolic syndrome [MetS] and other atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk factors among a sample of 342 Palestinians >/= 20 years in East Jerusalem. Participants were interviewed and anthropometric measurements and blood testing were done. MetS was found in 115 [33.6%] participants, with no significant difference between the sexes. The prevalence of obesity, diabetes and other cardiovascular risk factors was also high, with central obesity and obesity [BMI >/= 30 kg/m[2]] being significantly higher in women [P < 0.01]. With the exception of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and haemoglobin, there was a significantly higher prevalence of atherosclerotic markers among the MetS group
