Abstract

Objectives: Metabolic syndrome is an emerging public health problem in South-Asia especially India. The present study was undertaken to estimate the proportion of metabolic syndrome among pre- and post-menopausal females, and compare the prevalence between the two groups. Methods: An observational cross-sectional study was undertaken among the 100 pre-menopausal women and 100 post-menopausal women attending the outpatient Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. Women were investigated for fasting blood sugar, and lipid profile which included, serum low density lipoprotein, serum very low-density lipoprotein, serum total cholesterol, serum triglyceride (after overnight or 10-12 hours of fasting). The primary outcome was proportion of metabolic syndrome among pre-menopausal and post-menopausal women, and secondary outcome was comparison of prevalence of metabolic syndrome between pre-menopausal and post-menopausal women Results: Prevalence of metabolic syndrome has been estimated as 18% among pre-menopausal women and 47% among post-menopausal women. Significantly higher proportion of post-menopausal women had metabolic syndrome than the pre-menopausal women. All the components of NCEP ATP III criteria were significantly higher and associated with post-menopausal status (p<0.05).

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