02368nas a2200385 4500000000100000008004100001653001000042653001100052653001100063653000900074653001600083653001900099653001500118653001600133653001500149653003900164653002900203653002600232100001100258700001800269700001000287700001400297700001500311700002600326700001600352700001300368700001400381700001500395245011200410250001500522300001000537490001500547520136900562020005101931 2014 d10aAdult10aFemale10aHumans10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aCohort Studies10aPrevalence10aYoung Adult10aDemography10aMetabolic Syndrome X/ epidemiology10aPhilippines/epidemiology10aSocioeconomic Factors1 aTai E.1 aWoodward Mark1 aSy R.1 aLlanes E.1 aReganit P.1 aCastillo-Carandang N.1 aPunzalan F.1 aSison O.1 aKhaing N.1 aPoulton R.00aSocio-demographic factors and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome among filipinos from the LIFECARE cohort a2014/01/24 aS9-170 v21 Suppl 13 a

BACKGROUND: Metabolic syndrome(MetS) is an aggregation of multiple metabolic risk factors shown to lead to the development of cardiovascular disease. The International Diabetes Federation(IDF) and the modified National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel (mNCEP) criteria are used in identifying MetS. This report will determine the prevalence of MetS and its component risk factors of the Philippine cohort of the LIFE course study in CARdiovascular disease Epidemiology(LIFECARE). METHODS: Our study recruited 3,072 participants aged 20-50 years old from Metro Manila and four nearby provinces. Baseline anthropometric and clinical parameters were measured. Prevalence of MetS and its component factors were determined. Associations with socio-demographic factors were determined. RESULTS: The prevalence of MetS was 19.7% and 25.6% by IDF and mNCEP, respectively(kappa 0.83). Both were associated with increasing age, urban residence, and employed status. It was higher in females by IDF and in males by mNCEP. IDF missed 40% of males and 10% of females identified with MetS by mNCEP. More males were identified by the mNCEP as MetS despite relatively normal waist circumference. CONCLUSION: MetS is common in the Philippines among older, educated, and urban residents. The mNCEP criteria identified more MetS than the IDF criteria.

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