Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

a cross-sectional study was conducted with 201 diabetic patients. A descriptive analysis and Chi-square and Fisher's exact tests ( p <0.05) were performed.

Results:

the majority of participants were females and overweight, with a mean age of 63.1 years and a low level of education, and categorized as physically inactive. Of all individuals investigated, 50.7% were diagnosed with Metabolic Syndrome and 92% had at least one of the syndrome components with values beyond those recommended.

Conclusion:

it is essential to take preventive actions and develop studies that help to identify the factors associated with this syndrome.

Descriptors:
Metabolic X Syndrome; Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus; Prevalence; Adult Health; Clinical Markers

Variables	Metabolic syndrome
	Yes		No
	n	%	n	%	p value
Sex					0.001^* * Fisher's exact test;
Female	86	58.9	60	41.1
Male	16	29.1	39	70.9
Ethnicity					0.663^ Chi-square test
White	10	45.5	12	54.5
Black	19	46.3	22	53.7
Mixed	73	52.9	65	47.1
Employment status					0.311^ Chi-square test
Formal/Informal employment	15	42.9	20	57.1
Retired	57	55.9	45	44.1
Unemployed/ housework	30	46.9	34	53.1
Economic class					0.112^* * Fisher's exact test;
B-C	49	46.2	57	53.8
D-E	53	55.8	42	44.2
Level of education					0.358^ Chi-square test
Illiterate	34	57.6	25	42.4
Primary education	53	49.5	54	50.5
Secondary/higher education	15	42.9	20	57.1
Marital status					0.089^* * Fisher's exact test;
Married/civil union	46	45.5	55	54.5
Single, widowed, divorced	56	56	44	44
Religion					0.392^* * Fisher's exact test;
With a religion	96	50.3	95	49.7
Without a religion	6	60	4	40
Housing					0.474^* * Fisher's exact test;
Owns a house	94	51.1	90	48.9
Rents a house	8	47.1	9	52.9
Physical activity					0.491^* * Fisher's exact test;
Physically active	30	51.7	28	48.3
Physically inactive	72	50.3	71	49.7
Nutritional stnatus					0.001^ Chi-square test
Eutrophic	13	22.8	44	77.2
Overweight	47	60.3	31	39.7
Obese	42	63.6	24	36.4
Smoking					0.559^* * Fisher's exact test;
Yes	11	50	11	50
No	91	50.8	88	49.2
Alcohol use					0.012^* * Fisher's exact test;
Yes	7	28	18	72
No	95	54	81	46

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[1] CORRESPONDING AUTHOR José Cláudio Garcia Lira Neto E-mail: jclira@live.com