Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and Affecting Factors among Individuals Aged 30 and over in Balcova District of Izmir

Soysal, Ahmet; Simsek, HATİCE; Doganay, Sinem; GÜNAY, TÜRKAN

doi:10.5152/balkanmedj.2016.141033

Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and Affecting Factors among Individuals Aged 30 and over in Balcova District of Izmir

Soysal A., Simsek H., Doganay S., GÜNAY T.

BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.33, sa.3, ss.331-338, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2016
Doi Numarası: 10.5152/balkanmedj.2016.141033
Dergi Adı: BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.331-338
Anahtar Kelimeler: IDF criteria, metabolic syndrome, NCEP-ATP III criteria, prevalence
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: The studies have shown that metabolic syndrome (MetS) leads to an increase twice as much in cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and four times as much in diabetes mellitus (DM) prevalence since the second half of the 20th century.