PREVALENCE OF METABOLIC SYNDROME AMONG APPARENTLY HEALTHY ADULTS IN A RURAL COMMUNITY, IN NORTH-WESTERN NIGERIA

• Published in: Nigerian journal of medicine Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 323 - 330
• Main Authors: Nalado, A M, Musa, B M, Gezawa, I D, Muhammad, H, Ibrahim, D A, Uloko, A E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Nigeria 01.10.2015
• Subjects: Adult; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - diagnosis; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology; Female; Health Status; Humans; Hypertension - epidemiology; Male; Metabolic Syndrome - diagnosis; Metabolic Syndrome - epidemiology; Middle Aged; Nigeria - epidemiology; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Rural Population - statistics & numerical data
• ISSN: 1115-2613
• DOI: 10.4103/1115-2613.278947

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of multiple metabolic abnormalities that increases the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and a resultant severe economic implication. This study assessed the burden of MetS in a Nigerian rural community setting. This was a cross-sectional, community based study on apparently healthy subjects. A multi stage cluster sampling technique was employed to recruit the study subjects. A standardized pre-tested questionnaire was used to obtain data, and blood samples from subjects were analysed using standard laboratory techniques. MetS was defined using the NCEP-ATP3 criteria. Data were analysed using STATA version II, and a p value of < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. A total of 450 subjects completed the study, with 38% being males, and a mean age of 40.27 ± 16.41 years. MetS was found in 116 (25.78%) of the subjects. Of these, systemic hypertension was found in 91(78.45%), while all (116) had elevated cholesterol and triglycerides. Abdominal adiposity was found in 45 (38.79%) subjects and 44 (37.93%) had Type 2 diabetes mellitus. The prevalence of MetS and its components in our studied population was high; hence the need for further large population based studies to determine its predictors in our environment.