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Volume 7 Issue 6 (June, 2019)

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Assessment of Determinants of Metabolic Syndrome
Bhavna Gupta, Reecha Gupta, Mohit Gupta, Mohan Singh

Background: Metabolic syndrome is a combination of individual risk factors that are associated with several serious health conditions. The present study was conducted to assess determinants of metabolic syndrome. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted on 480 subjects of both genders. Physical examination such as weight, height, BMI, waist circumference, hip circumference, waist to hip ratio, systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Results were tabulated and subjected to statistical analysis. Results: There were 180 males and 300 females. 260 subjects were obese, 140 were overweight and 80 were normal. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Low HDL was seen in 340, hypertension in 420, increased fasting blood glucose in 385 and hypertriglyceride in 365. There were 265 smokers and 270 were alcoholics. Conclusion: Metabolic syndrome is common diseases seen in females. High blood pressure, smoking, alcohol intake, low HDL and obesity are determinants.
Key words: Metabolic syndrome, Obesity, Smoking.

Received: 14 March, 2019                                         Revised:  20 May 2019                             Accepted: 22 May 2019

Corresponding author: Dr. Bhavna Gupta, Senior lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Swami Devi Dayal Hospital and Dental College, Barwala, Haryana, India.

This article may be cited as: Gupta B, Gupta R, Gupta M, Singh M. Assessment of Determinants of Metabolic Syndrome. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2019;7(6): 77-79.

 
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