Authors

Zohre Foroozanfar1,2, MSc;Hamid Najafipour1, PhD;Narges Khanjani2, PhD, MD;Abbas Bahrampour3, PhD;Hosseinali Ebrahimi2, MD

Affiliations

Physiology Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

1Physiology Research Center, KermanUniversity of Medical Sciences, Kerman,Iran;
2Neurology Research Center, KermanUniversity of Medical Sciences, Kerman,Iran;
3Department of Epidemiology andStatistics, Faculty of Public Health,Kerman University of Medical Sciences,Kerman, Iran

Abstract

Metabolic syndrome is highly prevalent in type 2 diabetics
and is a strong risk factor for cardiovascular diseases in such
patients. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence
of metabolic syndrome according to the three criteria of ATPIII,
IDF and the new criteria for metabolic syndrome diagnosis in
Kerman, Iran. This cross-sectional study was performed on 950
diabetic type 2 patients. Data was analyzed by independent
t-test, chi-square and logistic regression using the SPSS
(revision 20) software. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome
in Kerman was 73.4, 64.9, and 70.4%, according to the above
criteria. Fasting blood sugar, gender, triglyceride, HDL, waist
circumference, and systolic blood pressure were related to the
prevalence of metabolic syndrome according to the abovementioned criteria.The prevalence of metabolic syndrome is
high in type 2 diabetic patients and the above-mentioned factors
exacerbate the situation