J Korean Acad Adult Nurs.  2006 Mar;18(1):3-9.

Differences in Prevalence and Risk Factors of the Metabolic Syndrome by Gender in Type 2 Diabetic Patients

• Kim HS
• Jung SH

Abstract

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to assess the difference between prevalence and risk factors of the metabolic syndrome(MS) by gender in type2 diabetic patients. METHOD: 108 participants(males 69, females 39) were recruited from the endocrinology outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital in an urban city. MS was defined by a third report of the national cholesterol education program (NCEP) expert panel on detection, evaluation, and treatment of high blood cholesterol in adults(Adult Treatment Panel lll)(ATP lll), and abdominal obesity was determined by Asia-Pacific criteria in waist circumference.
RESULTS
The prevalence of MS by definition of NCEP-ATPlll and the Asia-Pacific criteria in waist circumference was 39.3% in males and 66.7% in females type2 diabetic patients. The abdominal obesity prevalence was seen in 44.9% of males and in 79.5% of females patients. The prevalence of low HDL-cholesterolemia in serum was 26.2% in male, 52.8% in female type2 diabetic patients.
CONCLUSION
These results show that nurses should focus on female diabetic patients for preventing MS.

Keyword

Metabolic syndrome; Prevalence; Risk factor; Type 2 diabetes

MeSH Terms

Cholesterol
Education
Endocrinology
Female
Humans
Male
Obesity, Abdominal
Outpatients
Prevalence*
Risk Factors*
Tertiary Healthcare
Waist Circumference
Cholesterol