Keramatollah Rahmanian - ۱. Department of Social Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
Mohammad Shojaie - ۲. Department of Internal Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran.

OBJECTIVE: We determine the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in an urban population of Jahrom, a city located in the south of Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Randomly selected subjects ≥۳۰ years-old were studied using stratified sampling. Target study sample was ۸۹۲ (۴۰۵ men and ۴۸۷ women). Metabolic syndrome was diagnosed using modified Adult Treatment Panel guidelines when any three of the following were present: central obesity, raised triglyceride ≥۱۵۰ mg/dl, low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (<۴۰mg/dl in men and <۵۰mg/dl in women), blood pressure ≥ ۱۳۰/۸۵mm Hg, and diabetes or fasting plasma glucose (FPG) ≥ ۱۰۰ mg/dl. We used body mass index instead of central obesity. RESULTS: Metabolic syndrome was present in ۲۵۷ (۲۸.۸% CI ۹۵%: %) subjects, ۲۴.۷% in men and ۳۲.۲% in women (P= ۰.۰۱۳). This prevalence increased with age in both men and women (p<۰.۰۵). The most common component of metabolic syndrome was high blood pressure (۵۱.۲%) and low HDL cholesterol (۵۱.۳%) in men and women, respectively. CONCLUSION: There is a high prevalence of metabolic syndrome in this urban population. Method of cardiovascular prevention should be focused on this issue

Metabolic syndrome, Sex, Modified NCEP III.