Role of Physical Activity in Reduction of Metabolic Syndrome Elicted Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes

Ieva Slivovskaja, Alvydas Juocevičius, Galina Kargina, Aurelija Meškaitė Abstract Metabolic syndrome consists of a cluster of the cardio-metabolic risk factors – abdominal obesity; glycemic disorder, dyslipidemia and hypertension. Presence of metabolic syndrome elevates the risk of development of diabetes as well as progression of cardiovascular disease. The high prevalence of metabolic syndrome in most developed…

METABOLIC SYNDROME IN PATIENTS IN CARDIAC ARHYTHMIA DEPARTMENT

Sigutė Norkienė Abstract Using a modified National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) definition of the metabolic syndrome we examined the frequency of metabolic syndrome (MS) and its relations with risk factors in 150 consecutive patients in Cardiac Arhythmia Department in Klaipeda X hospital. A total of 87 (57.8 percent) individuals met criteria of metabolic syndrome (mean…