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[Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in elderly patients].

Authors :: Castro Vilela ME
Quílez Pina RM
Bonafonte Marteles JL
Morlanes Navarro T
Calvo Gracia F
Source :: Revista espanola de geriatria y gerontologia [Rev Esp Geriatr Gerontol] 2014 Jan-Feb; Vol. 49 (1), pp. 20-3. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Sep 18.
Publication Year :: 2014
Abstract: Objectives: To determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) according to the definitions of the National Cholesterol Education Program-Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP-ATP III) and the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and its relation to cardiovascular disease (CVD) in hospitalized elderly patients.<br />Material and Methods: This descriptive and prospective study (February-March 2011) included 200 consecutive patients hospitalized in a Geriatric Department. Sociodemographic, clinical and biochemical data was collected.<br />Results: The prevalence of MS was 65% (NCEP-ATP III) and 67.5% (IDF) and was greater in women (NCEP-ATP III=72.8%, IDF=73.6%) than in men (NCEP-ATP III=50.7%; IDF=56.3%). The mean age of patients diagnosed with MS by both diagnostic criteria were similar: 84.7 years. MS was not associated with an increased prevalence of CVD.<br />Conclusions: MS is highly prevalent in elderly hospitalized patients, being higher in women, with both diagnostic criteria (NCEP- ATP III and IDF). In our population the MS was not associated with an increased prevalence of CVD.<br /> (Copyright © 2013 SEGG. Published by Elsevier Espana. All rights reserved.)