2021
DOI: 10.5455/medarh.2021.75.340-346
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Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and its Components in Kanifing Municipality, The Gambia

Abstract: Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a complex syndrome with clustering of interrelated risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Its rising worldwide prevalence has been largely related to the increasing obesity. In The Gambia, the last and only time a MetS related study was conducted, and then reported, was 21 years. Therefore, there is need for evaluating the prevalence of MetS and its components in the country. Objective: This study was aimed to eval… Show more

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“…The prevalence of MetS in the present study and some of its prominent cluster components were high in women. This result is in accordance with those of other researchers who established that MetS is more prevalent in women [ 30 33 ]. In a recent systematic review and meta-analysis on the prevalence of MetS in sub-Saharan Africa, Faijer-Westerink et al [ 34 ] highlighted that the prevalence of MetS was highest in urban areas precisely in women.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 94%
“…The prevalence of MetS in the present study and some of its prominent cluster components were high in women. This result is in accordance with those of other researchers who established that MetS is more prevalent in women [ 30 33 ]. In a recent systematic review and meta-analysis on the prevalence of MetS in sub-Saharan Africa, Faijer-Westerink et al [ 34 ] highlighted that the prevalence of MetS was highest in urban areas precisely in women.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 94%
“…The prevalence of MetS in the present study and some of its prominent cluster components were high in women. This result is in accordance with those of other researchers who established that MetS is more prevalent in women [31][32][33][34]. In a recent systematic review and meta-analysis on the prevalence of MetS in sub-Saharan Africa, Faijer-Westerink et al [35] highlighted that the prevalence of MetS was highest in urban areas precisely in women.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 90%