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- Title
Lower BMI cutoff for assessing the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Thai population.
- Authors
Worachartcheewan, Apilak; Nantasenamat, Chanin; Isarankura-Na-Ayudhya, Chartchalerm; Pidetcha, Phannee; Prachayasittikul, Virapong
- Abstract
This article investigates the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) and the benefits of lowered body mass index (BMI) cutoff point for assessing MS prevalence in a large, nationally representative population sample comprising of 15,365 Thai adults from metropolitan Bangkok who received annual checkup. Prevalence of MS was characterized using the International Diabetes Federation criteria and BMI ≥25 kg/m as cutoff revealed that 26.63% of male and 14.90% of female subjects had MS and the prevalence was age dependent. Traditional BMI cutoff of ≥30 kg/m underestimated MS prevalence in Thai population while BMI ≥25 kg/m was found to be a suitable solution. Common combinations of MS components were identified in order to find common occurrences that may be implicated in the development of diabetes and/or cardiovascular diseases.
- Subjects
BANGKOK (Thailand); THAILAND; METABOLIC syndrome; ENVIRONMENTALLY induced diseases -- Age factors; DEMOGRAPHIC surveys; BODY mass index
- Publication
Acta Diabetologica, 2010, Vol 47, p91
- ISSN
0940-5429
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00592-009-0137-0