Amrita Kaul*
Department of Women’s Health, India
*Corresponding Author: Amrita Kaul, Department of Women’s Health, India.
Received: April 01, 2024; Published: April 05, 2024
Background: Metabolic syndrome is combination of several disorders, which predispose to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, insulin resistance, diabetes mellitus, with vascular and neurological complications such as a cerebrovascular accident.
Aims: To assess the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components in pre-menopausal and post-menopausal women coming to Asian Institute Of Medical Sciences OPD In Faridabad, Delhi- NCR.
Materials and Methods: It is a Hospital Based Single Center Cross-sectional study conducted by Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Asian Institute of Medical Sciences, Faridabad, Delhi- NCR in the out patient department over a duration of 1 year with a total of 200 women in age group of 40-78 yrs (100 post- menopausal women and 100 pre-menopausal women) recruited by random selection method.
Results: In our study, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in the overall study group was 31% (62/200) as per modified NCEP ATP III criteria. The occurrence of metabolic syndrome was found to be 17% in pre-menopausal group and 45% in post-menopausal group, and the difference in both the groups was found to be statistically significant (P < 0.001; OR: 3.99- 95% CI: 2.08-7.68).
Conclusions: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome was more in post-menopausal women compared with pre-menopausal women as per modified NCEP ATP III criteria. The most prevalent component of metabolic syndrome being central obesity with decreased physical activity in post-menopausal women as compared to pre-menopausal women. However no association was found with duration of menopause, socioeconomic status or parity of women.
Keywords: Metabolic Syndrome; Menopause; Post-menopausal Women; Pre-Menopausal Women
Citation: Amrita Kaul., et al. “A Cross-Sectional Study to Evaluate the Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Pre-Menopausal and Post-Menopausal Women".Acta Scientific Women's Health 6.5 (2024): 03-06.
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