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Insulin resistance and associated factors: a cross-sectional study of bank employees

Clinics; 72 (4), 2017
OBJECTIVE: Insulin resistance is characterized by the failure of target cells to respond to normal levels of circulating insulin, and this condition is related to cardiovascular disease. This study sought to evaluate the prevalence of insulin resistance and its association with markers of metabolic abnor...

Obesidad y sueño

The progress of the obesity epidemic in children and adolescents and its close relationship with sleep and their comorbidities are a reason for growing concern. In this articule we review the epidemiology, prenantal, and postnatal risk factors of obesity, and associated comorbidities, such as: metabolic ...

Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and its components in a population of patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Method: a cross-sectional study was conducted with 201 diabetic patients. A descriptive analysis and Chi-square and Fisher's exact tests ( p <0.05) were ...

Sindrome metabólico: definiciones, epidemiología, etiología, componentes y tratamiento

Med. leg. Costa Rica; 34 (1), 2017
Resumen:El síndrome metabólico (SM) es un desorden clínico que se caracteriza por presentar obesidad abdominal, hipertensión, dislipidemia y resistencia a la insulina. El SM es un estado de inflamación crónica de bajo grado con efectos sistémicos profundos. El SM incrementa el riesgo de diabetes t...

Cardio-Metabolic Health Venezuelan Study (EVESCAM): Design and Implementation

Invest. clín; 58 (1), 2017
The EVESCAM (EstudioVenezolano de Salud Cardio-Metabólica) is the first national, population survey in Venezuela, designed to examine the prevalence of diabetes and cardio-metabolic risk factors and its relationship with lifestyle. It is a cross-sectional, cluster sampling study, which recruited 4454 pa...

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in pre- and postmenopausal women

ABSTRACT Objective The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) and its components among pre- and postmenopausal women, as well as the association between menopausal status and MS. Materials and methods A retrospective study was conducted at a reference cardi...

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients with psoriasis: a hospital-based cross-sectional study

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (1), 2017
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Emerging epidemiological evidence suggests independent associations between psoriasis and metabolic syndrome. Objectives: The aim of the study was to examine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components in patients with psoriasis, and to assess which factors may predict ...

Frecuencia de síndrome metabólico en niños y adolescentes del Paraguay

La intención de la elección del tema de Síndrome Metabólico surge a raíz de la epidemia mundial de obesidad en la infancia y adolescencia observada en las últimas décadas, y que ha supuesto la aparición en pediatría de alteraciones hasta ahora más propias de la edad adulta, como el Síndrome Me...

Serum total bilirubin levels are negatively correlated with metabolic syndrome in aged Chinese women: a community-based study

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (2), 2017
We evaluated serum total bilirubin levels as a predictor for metabolic syndrome (MetS) and investigated the relationship between serum total bilirubin levels and MetS prevalence. This cross-sectional study included 1728 participants over 65 years of age from Eastern China. Anthropometric data, lifestyle ...

Metabolic syndrome and sexual function in postmenopausal women

ABSTRACT Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether female sexual dysfunction (FSD) is associated with metabolic syndrome (MS) and to identify factors that contribute to FSD in postmenopausal women. Subjects and methods This was a cross-sectional study in 111 sexually active women ag...