Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome Among Healthy Personnel at Cukurova University

Year 2019, Volume: 13 Issue: 4, 523 - 531, 20.12.2019

Ayşe Nur Topuz , Nafiz Bozdemir

https://doi.org/10.21763/tjfmpc.651406

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of Metabolic
Syndrome (MetS) among healthy personal working for Cukurova University.
Also, we aimed to evaluate the Framingham risk score and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Knowledge Level
(CARRF-KL) scale of participants and investigate the relationship with each
other. Methods: Total of 155 healthy volunteers working for
Cukurova University at academic and administrative staff was included. All
participants’ socio-demographic characteristics, anthropometric measurements were collected, and blood pressure and
serum parameters were measured. MetS was diagnosed using the criteria of the
International Diabetes Federation (IDF). All participants’ Framingham risk
score and CARRF-KL score were also determined. Results:
The mean age of the subjects was 45.6±7.8 years. We identified 29 (18.7%)
subjects with MetS according to IDF criteria. MetS group and control group had
similar mean value of CARRIF-KL score (21.2 ±2.7 vs 20.7±3.9, p=0.50). On the
other hand, MetS group had a higher Framingham score than the control group.
Also, MetS group had mildly elevated Pulse Wave Velocity of Aorta (PWVAo) value
than control group (8.4±1.36 vs 7.8±1.57, p=0.063). In linear regression analyses, gender, TG
and HDL-C level, BMI and Framingham score were found associated parameters for
the presence of MetS in all participants. Conclusions: Although there is an acceptable awareness in
terms of cardiovascular disease knowledge, it was founded almost a fifth of the
studied personnel has MetS. So, the components of MetS should be implied more
effectively as well as its importance to the healthy persons in primary
care.  

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı Çukurova Üniversitesi'nde çalışan sağlıklı
personelde MetS sıklığını araştırmaktı. Ayrıca katılımcıların KV risk
faktörleri bilgi düzeyini (KARRIF-BD) ve Framingham risk skorunu hesaplayarak
bu değişkenlerin birbiriyle olan ilişkilerini incelemeyi amaçladık. Yöntem:
Çukurova Üniversitesi akademik ve idari kadroda çalışan toplam 155 sağlıklı
gönüllü katılımcı çalışmaya dahil edilmiştir. Tüm katılımcıların
sosyo-demografik özellikleri, antropometrik ölçümleri, kan basıncı değerleri ve
serum parametreleri kaydedildi. Katılımcılarda MetS tanısı için IDF
(International Diabetes Foundation) kriterleri kullanıldı.  Ayrıca tüm katılımcıların Framingham risk
skoru ve KARRIF-BD skoru hesaplandı. Bulgular: Tüm katılımcıların
ortalama yaşı 45,6 ± 7,8 yıl idi. IDF kriterlerine toplam 29 hastada (% 18,7)
MetS tanısı konuldu. MetS grubu ve kontrol grubu KARRIF-KL skoru ortalaması
birbirine benzer bulundu (21,2 ± 2,7 ve 20,7 ± 3,9, p = 0,50). Framingham skoru
ortalaması ise  MetS grubunda kontrol
grubuna göre daha yüksekti. Ayrıca MetS grubunda kontrol grubuna göre aortik
doku dopler hızı (PWVAo) hafif yüksek saptandı (8,4 ± 1,36 ve 7,8 ± 1,57, p =
0,063).  Doğrusal regresyon analizinde
cinsiyet, TG ve HDL-Kolesterol düzeyi, Vücut Kitle indeksi (VKI) ve Framingham
skoru tüm katılımcılarda MetS varlığı ile ilişkili parametreler olarak
saptandı. Sonuçlar: Mevcut çalışma sonuçlarına göre, çalışılan personelin
yaklaşık beşte birinde MetS bulunmaktadır. Çalışmada kardiyovasküler
hastalıklar bilgisi konusunda kabul edilebilir bir farkındalık bulunmasına
rağmen, çalışılan personelin yaklaşık beşte birinde MetS saptanmıştır. Bu
sebeple MetS önemi kadar bileşenleri de birinci basamakta sağlıklı kişiler için
yeterince vurgulanmalıdır.

Keywords

Metabolic syndrome, Framingham score, CARRIF-KL

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