Recent Trends of Metabolic Syndrome and Its Components in Military Recruits from Saudi Arabia
Metabolic syndrome (Met-S) constitutes the risk factors and abnormalities that markedly increase the probability of developing diabetes and coronary heart disease. An early detection of Met-S, its components and risk factors can be of great help in preventing or controlling its adverse consequences....
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| author | Hamoud Abdullah Al-Shehri Abdulrahman Khazim Al-Asmari Haseeb Ahmad Khan Ghaleb Bin Horaib Ahmed Al-Buraidi Abdullah Ali Al-Sharif Saeed Ghander Kadasah Saud Al-Omani Fayez S. Mohammed Rajamohamed Abbasmanthiri Nasreddien Mohammed Osman |
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| description | Metabolic syndrome (Met-S) constitutes the risk factors and abnormalities that markedly increase the probability of developing diabetes and coronary heart disease. An early detection of Met-S, its components and risk factors can be of great help in preventing or controlling its adverse consequences. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of cardio-metabolic risk factors in young army recruits from Saudi Arabia. A total of 2010 Saudis aged 18–30 years were randomly selected from groups who had applied to military colleges. In addition to designed questionnaire, anthropometric measurements and blood samples were collected to measure Met-S components according to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) criteria. Met-S prevalence was 24.3% and it was higher in older subjects than the younger ones. There were significant associations between Met-S and age, education level and marital status. The most common Met-S components were high fasting blood sugar (63.6%) followed by high blood pressure (systolic and diastolic, 63.3% and 37.3% respectively) and high body mass index (57.5%). The prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes were found to be 55.2% and 8.4%, respectively. Hypertriglyceridemia was found in 19.3% and low levels of high-density lipoproteins (HDL) in 11.7% of subjects. In conclusion, there is a high prevalence of Met-S in young adults of Saudi Arabia. There is a need for regular monitoring of Met-S in young populations to keep them healthy and fit for nation building. It is also important to design and launch community-based programs for educating people about the importance of physical activity, cessation of smoking and eating healthy diet in prevention of chronic diseases. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-60a6369094c94b50923b7cb3f5164f212023-11-23T00:18:36ZengMDPI AGMedicines2305-63202021-10-018116510.3390/medicines8110065Recent Trends of Metabolic Syndrome and Its Components in Military Recruits from Saudi ArabiaHamoud Abdullah Al-Shehri0Abdulrahman Khazim Al-Asmari1Haseeb Ahmad Khan2Ghaleb Bin Horaib3Ahmed Al-Buraidi4Abdullah Ali Al-Sharif5Saeed Ghander Kadasah6Saud Al-Omani7Fayez S. Mohammed8Rajamohamed Abbasmanthiri9Nasreddien Mohammed Osman10Adult Cardiology, Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Medical Service Department (MSD), Ministry of Defence, Riyadh 11159, Saudi ArabiaScientific Research Center, Medical Service Department (MSD), Ministry of Defence, Riyadh 11159, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaDermatology Department, Medical Service Department (MSD), Ministry of Defence, Riyadh 11159, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of ENT, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Medical Service Department (MSD), Ministry of Defence, Riyadh 11159, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Dentistry, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Medical Service Department (MSD), Ministry of Defence, Riyadh 11175, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Psychiatry, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Medical Service Department (MSD), Ministry of Defence, Riyadh 11159, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Surgery, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Medical Service Department (MSD), Ministry of Defence, Riyadh 11159, Saudi ArabiaPrince Sultan Military College of Health Science, Dhahran 34315, Saudi ArabiaScientific Research Center, Medical Service Department (MSD), Ministry of Defence, Riyadh 11159, Saudi ArabiaScientific Research Center, Medical Service Department (MSD), Ministry of Defence, Riyadh 11159, Saudi ArabiaMetabolic syndrome (Met-S) constitutes the risk factors and abnormalities that markedly increase the probability of developing diabetes and coronary heart disease. An early detection of Met-S, its components and risk factors can be of great help in preventing or controlling its adverse consequences. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of cardio-metabolic risk factors in young army recruits from Saudi Arabia. A total of 2010 Saudis aged 18–30 years were randomly selected from groups who had applied to military colleges. In addition to designed questionnaire, anthropometric measurements and blood samples were collected to measure Met-S components according to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) criteria. Met-S prevalence was 24.3% and it was higher in older subjects than the younger ones. There were significant associations between Met-S and age, education level and marital status. The most common Met-S components were high fasting blood sugar (63.6%) followed by high blood pressure (systolic and diastolic, 63.3% and 37.3% respectively) and high body mass index (57.5%). The prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes were found to be 55.2% and 8.4%, respectively. Hypertriglyceridemia was found in 19.3% and low levels of high-density lipoproteins (HDL) in 11.7% of subjects. In conclusion, there is a high prevalence of Met-S in young adults of Saudi Arabia. There is a need for regular monitoring of Met-S in young populations to keep them healthy and fit for nation building. It is also important to design and launch community-based programs for educating people about the importance of physical activity, cessation of smoking and eating healthy diet in prevention of chronic diseases.https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6320/8/11/65metabolic syndromemilitary recruitsprevalencelipid profileblood pressureblood glucose |
| spellingShingle | Hamoud Abdullah Al-Shehri Abdulrahman Khazim Al-Asmari Haseeb Ahmad Khan Ghaleb Bin Horaib Ahmed Al-Buraidi Abdullah Ali Al-Sharif Saeed Ghander Kadasah Saud Al-Omani Fayez S. Mohammed Rajamohamed Abbasmanthiri Nasreddien Mohammed Osman Recent Trends of Metabolic Syndrome and Its Components in Military Recruits from Saudi Arabia Medicines metabolic syndrome military recruits prevalence lipid profile blood pressure blood glucose |
| title | Recent Trends of Metabolic Syndrome and Its Components in Military Recruits from Saudi Arabia |
| title_full | Recent Trends of Metabolic Syndrome and Its Components in Military Recruits from Saudi Arabia |
| title_fullStr | Recent Trends of Metabolic Syndrome and Its Components in Military Recruits from Saudi Arabia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recent Trends of Metabolic Syndrome and Its Components in Military Recruits from Saudi Arabia |
| title_short | Recent Trends of Metabolic Syndrome and Its Components in Military Recruits from Saudi Arabia |
| title_sort | recent trends of metabolic syndrome and its components in military recruits from saudi arabia |
| topic | metabolic syndrome military recruits prevalence lipid profile blood pressure blood glucose |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6320/8/11/65 |
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