Assessment of Key Determinants of Cardiometabolic Syndrome among Adult Patients in Uganda: an Institutional Based Study

Abstract

Introduction: Uganda, like other developing countries is experiencing an increasing burden of non communicable diseases. A few studies conducted in sub-Saharan Africa have shown that the incidence of cardiometabolic syndrome is rapidly approaching that of the developed nations. Information regarding key determinants for this anomaly among the Ugandan population in many parts of the country however remains scanty despite the associated morbidity Methods A 3-months cross-sectional study involving 383 adult participants was conducted from November 2022 to January 2023 at Fortportal regional referral hospital medical outpatient clinic. Interviewer administered questionnaires and laboratory report forms were used to obtain data. Descriptive statistics followed by binary logistic regression were conducted using IBM SPSS 20 Results 136(36%) of the 383 participants had CS. Daily physical activity of > 30 minutes (aOR = 0.70; 95%CI: 0.46–0.91, p = 0.003) was protective for CS while BMI > 24 kg/m2 (aOR = 4.25; 95%CI: 1.17–5.59, p = 0.001) was significantly associated with high odds for CS (p < 0.05) Conclusion Daily physical activity and BMI are the key determinants of CS at this facility. Preventive lifestyle interventions should be targeted at lowering BMI and promoting daily physical exercises in this area.