Author/Authors :
Ostovaneh, Mohammad Reza tehran university of medical sciences tums - Digestive Diseases Research Institute (DDRI), Shariati Hospital, تهران, ايران , Zamani, Farhad iran university of medical sciences - Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Research Center (GLDRC), Firoozgar Hospital, ايران , Sharafkhah, Maryam tehran university of medical sciences tums - Digestive Diseases Research Institute (DDRI), Shariati Hospital, تهران, ايران , Ansari-Moghaddam, Alireza zahedan university of medical sciences - Health Promotion Research Center, ايران , Akhavan Khaleghi, Niloofar tehran university of medical sciences tums - Digestive Diseases Research Institute (DDRI), Shariati Hospital, تهران, ايران , Sima Saeedian, Fatemeh iran university of medical sciences - Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Research Center (GLDRC), Firoozgar Hospital, ايران , Rohani, Zohreh zahedan university of medical sciences - Health Promotion Research Center, ايران , Motamed, Nima iran university of medical sciences - Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Research Center (GLDRC), Firoozgar Hospital, ايران , Maadi, Mansoreh iran university of medical sciences - Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Research Center (GLDRC), Firoozgar Hospital, ايران , Malekzadeh, Reza tehran university of medical sciences tums - Digestive Diseases Research Institute (DDRI), Shariati Hospital, تهران, ايران , Poustchi, Hossein tehran university of medical sciences tums - Digestive Diseases Research Institute (DDRI), Shariati Hospital, تهران, ايران
Abstract :
Purpose: So far, a variety of prevalence rates have been reported for the metabolic syndrome (Mets) according to several definitions. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of Mets in lran according to two definitions and compare the characteristics of the subjects who met the Mets criteria according to the different definitions. Methods: Participants were recruited from family registries of public health centers. After obtaining demographic and clinical data, the subjects underwent anthropometric measurements and laboratory evaluations. Mets was defined according to the NCEP-ATPlll and lDF criteria. The subjects were then categorized into 3 groups: 1) Healthy non-Mets subjects based on either definition, 2) lndividuals with Mets according to only one of the definitions, and 3) lndividuals who met both NCEP-ATPlll and lDF criteria for Mets. Results: Totally, 5826 subjects in Amol and 2243 subjects in Zahedan were enrolled in the study. The weighted prevalence of MetS ac- cording to the NCEP-ATPlll and lDF criteria was 27.8% and 26.9% in Amol and 12% and 11.8% in Zahedan, respectively. Overall, 18.9% of the subjects fulfilled both criteria for Mets. However, a considerable proportion (8.5%) met the Mets criteria according to only one definition but not both. Conclusions: Mets is increasingly prevalent in lran as well as other parts of the world. Due to non-uniform definitions of Mets, some of the subjects who meet Mets according to one set of criteria might be considered healthy according to another definition and consequently would not receive the preventive health services.
