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) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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.