Metabolic syndrome in South Asians
South Asia is home to one of the largest population of people with metabolic syndrome (MetS). The prevalence of MetS in South Asians varies according to region, extent of urbanization, lifestyle patterns, and socioeconomic/cultural factors. Recent data show that about one-third of the urban populati...
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| author | Kaushik Pandit Soumik Goswami Sujoy Ghosh Pradip Mukhopadhyay Subhankar Chowdhury |
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| description | South Asia is home to one of the largest population of people with metabolic syndrome (MetS). The prevalence of MetS in South Asians varies according to region, extent of urbanization, lifestyle patterns, and socioeconomic/cultural factors. Recent data show that about one-third of the urban population in large cities in India has the MetS. All classical risk factors comprising the MetS are prevalent in Asian Indians residing in India. The higher risk in this ethnic population necessitated a lowering of the cut-off values of the risk factors to identify and intervene for the MetS to prevent diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Some pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions are underway in MetS to assess the efficacy in preventing the diabetes and cardiovascular disease in this ethnic population. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-09c90c7a12d94b858845e20b1b53c1332022-12-21T17:12:55ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism2230-82102230-95002012-01-01161445510.4103/2230-8210.91187Metabolic syndrome in South AsiansKaushik PanditSoumik GoswamiSujoy GhoshPradip MukhopadhyaySubhankar ChowdhurySouth Asia is home to one of the largest population of people with metabolic syndrome (MetS). The prevalence of MetS in South Asians varies according to region, extent of urbanization, lifestyle patterns, and socioeconomic/cultural factors. Recent data show that about one-third of the urban population in large cities in India has the MetS. All classical risk factors comprising the MetS are prevalent in Asian Indians residing in India. The higher risk in this ethnic population necessitated a lowering of the cut-off values of the risk factors to identify and intervene for the MetS to prevent diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Some pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions are underway in MetS to assess the efficacy in preventing the diabetes and cardiovascular disease in this ethnic population.http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2012;volume=16;issue=1;spage=44;epage=55;aulast=PanditMetabolic syndromeSouth Asiansprediabetes |
| spellingShingle | Kaushik Pandit Soumik Goswami Sujoy Ghosh Pradip Mukhopadhyay Subhankar Chowdhury Metabolic syndrome in South Asians Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism Metabolic syndrome South Asians prediabetes |
| title | Metabolic syndrome in South Asians |
| title_full | Metabolic syndrome in South Asians |
| title_fullStr | Metabolic syndrome in South Asians |
| title_full_unstemmed | Metabolic syndrome in South Asians |
| title_short | Metabolic syndrome in South Asians |
| title_sort | metabolic syndrome in south asians |
| topic | Metabolic syndrome South Asians prediabetes |
| url | http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2012;volume=16;issue=1;spage=44;epage=55;aulast=Pandit |
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