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- Title
Review: Metabolic Syndrome in Black South African Women.
- Authors
Gradidge, Philippe Jean-Luc; Crowther, Nigel J.
- Abstract
The prevalence of metabolic syndrome is increasing in African populations, and is particularly high in Black South African women (42%) vs women in the United Kingdom (23%) and the United States of America (36%). This population group is also known to have the highest prevalence of obesity in the sub-Saharan African region (42%), and consequently, a high risk of non-communicable diseases. In this article, we discuss factors (abdominal subcutaneous fat, visceral fat, lean mass, adiponectin, leptin, vitamin D, smoking and menopausal status) that have been investigated for their possible association with metabolic syndrome in African women, and discuss some recommendations for management of the syndrome. In particular, the infrastructural development of HIV/AIDS clinics in South Africa provides an ideal integrated platform to cater to the treatment needs of patients with multiple chronic morbidities.
- Subjects
METABOLIC syndrome; AFRICAN American women; OBESITY in women; COMMUNICABLE diseases; THERAPEUTICS; HIV infections
- Publication
Ethnicity & Disease, 2017, Vol 27, Issue 2, p189
- ISSN
1049-510X
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.18865/ed.27.2.189