Name
METABOLIC SYNDROME
DESCRIPTION
DETAIL
CRITERIA : WHEN THREE OF THE FOLLOWING ARE MET- - FASTING BLOOD SUGAR > 100 MG % - PLASMA TRIGLYCERIDES > 150 MG % - PLASMA HDL < 40 MG % IN MEN & < 50 MG IN WOMEN - BLOOD PRESSURE SYSTOLIC > 130/85 - WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE - MEN > 40 INCHES & WOMEN > 35 INCHES* GTT - TO EVALUATE DIABETES MELLITUS * SERUM URIC ACID, C-REACTIVE PROTEIN & MICROALBUMINUREA MAY HELP TO ESTIMATE RISK FOR COMPLICATIONS * LIVER FUNCTION TEST - FOR DIAGNOSING NASH * LIPID PROFILE - TO EVALUATE CARDIAC RISK
TYPENOTES
RISK FACTORS : GENETIC PREDISPOSITION ( ETHNICITY & FAMILY H/O TYPE 2 DIABETES, ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ( EARLY LIFE UNDERNOURISHMENT, CHILDHOOD OBESITY, SEDANTARY LIFE STYLE, STRESS, HIGH FAT/CARBOHYDRATE DIET, SMOKING ).
RELATED DISEASE
Not Available Disease
DISEASE
INVESTIGATION
BLOOD SUGAR ( FASTING ), SERUM URIC ACID, C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, URINE FOR MICROALBUMIN, LIPIDS PROFILE, LIVER FUNCTION TEST, APOLIPOPROTEIN B, GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST