Evaluation of Health Related Quality of Life and Components of Metabolic Syndrome among Young Adults

Abstract

Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS), clustering of different cardiac and metabolic risk factors may affect healthrelated quality of life (HRQL). The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between components of cardio-metabolic risk and health-related quality of life in young adults. Methodology: Two hundred and sixteen (216) male and female young adults (18-25 years) were evaluated by using harmonized criteria for MetS (H_MS); HQRL was evaluated by using the SF-36 questionnaire. Results: The subjects in the MetS group reported lower scores in almost all subscales of quality of life. In the sex-specific analysis of both young male and female subjects showed significant differences in the mean scores of physical functioning (PF) and general health (GH) between subjects with and without MetS. Compared with men, women with MetS showed significantly lower values in role emotional (RE) subscale. PF correlated significantly with both systolic and diastolic blood pressure in young males with MetS whereas young females showed no significant correlation with PF. Similarly, GH significantly correlated with BMI and TG level in male subjects but females showed no significant correlation. Conclusion: Presence of risk factors for metabolic syndrome at the young age have a minimal effect on quality of life during the period.