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- Title
Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and its Related Risk Factors in the City of Oran, Algeria: the ISOR Study.
- Authors
Houti, Leila; Hamani-Medjaoui, Imane; Lardjam-Hetraf, Sarah A.; Ouhaibi-Djellouli, Hadjira; Chougrani, Saada; Goumidi, Louisa; Mediene-Benchekor, Sounnia
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Aging and lifestyle changes had led to an epidemiological transition, with a significant impact on the incidence of cardiovascular diseases in North Africa.<bold>Objective: </bold>The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its associated factors, which were unknown, among an urban population in Algeria.<bold>Methods: </bold>During 2007-2009, 787 individuals aged 30-64 years, randomly selected from the list of insured persons residing in the city of Oran, participated in a clinical, anthropometric and biological survey. Participants were classified according to the National Cholesterol Education Program - Adult Treatment Panel (NCEP-ATP) III definition of metabolic syndrome.<bold>Results: </bold>The prevalence of metabolic syndrome was 20%, higher in women than men (25.9 vs 13.7%; P<.0001). Among the components of the syndrome, the most common risk factors observed in women were a low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol concentration (60.4% vs 44.2% in men) and abdominal obesity (46.8% vs 30.1% in men) whereas men displayed more high blood pressure (42.5% vs 34.8% in women). In men, metabolic syndrome was more frequent in married and highly educated participants. In contrast, women with a high level of education and who had an intermediate level of physical activity seemed to be protected.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Metabolic syndrome, prevalent in the urban population of North Algeria, is associated with a high proportion of low HDL-cholesterol and abdominal obesity, especially among women. There is a need for prevention strategies involving promotion of physical activity for the whole population and screening for hypertension among men.
- Subjects
ALGERIA; METABOLIC syndrome risk factors; PHYSIOLOGICAL aspects of aging; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factors; NATIONAL Cholesterol Education Program (U.S.); HIGH-density lipoprotein receptors; BLOOD pressure; HYPERTENSION; CARDIOVASCULAR disease prevention; HYPERTENSION epidemiology; ANTHROPOMETRY; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases; CHOLESTEROL; COMPARATIVE studies; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; OBESITY; RESEARCH; CITY dwellers; EVALUATION research; LIFESTYLES; DISEASE incidence; DISEASE prevalence
- Publication
Ethnicity & Disease, 2016, Vol 26, Issue 1, p99
- ISSN
1049-510X
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.18865/ed.26.1.99