Masuma Akter Khanam|Chengxuan Qiu|Wietze Lindeboom|Peter Kim Streatfield|Zarina Nahar Kabir|Åke Wåhlin
The Metabolic Syndrome: Prevalence, Associated Factors, and Impact on Survival among Older Persons in Rural Bangladesh
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research|Karolinska Institutet|Karolinska Institutet|International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research|International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research|Karolinska Institutet|Stockholm University|Karolinska Institutet
describe prevalence metabolic syndrome mets among older persons rural bangladesh investigate whether prevalence varies age sex literacy marital status nutritional status socioeconomic status assess impact mets survivalthe study consisted 456 persons aged 60 years living rural area bangladesh july 2003march 2004 data collected interview clinical examination laboratory tests survival status 30th june 2009 ascertained matlab surveillance system defined mets following ncep atp iii criteria minor modifications ie presence three following hypertension bp 13085 mm hg random blood glucose rbg level 70 mmoll hypertriglyceridemia 228 mmoll low level hdlcholesterol 104 mmoll men 129 mmoll women bmi 250 kgm2 data analysed logistic regressions influential factors mets cox models association mets survival statusthe overall prevalence mets 195 208 women 180 men assetindex nutritional status independently associated mets 493 years followup 182 died presence high rbg mets significant negative effect survival 694 vs 952 log rank p 002this study highlights importance metabolic syndrome rural bangladesh findings suggest need screening programmes involving metabolic syndrome prevent diabetes cardiovascular diseases