Incidence of Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes Mellitus in Raipur City of Chattishgarh State-a Preliminary Study

Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a cluster of metabolic abnormalities and serves as a precursor of cardiovascular disorders (CVD). The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of MS and its association with Diabetes mellitus (DM) in an urban setup of Raipur city of Chattishgarh State. A cross sectional study was conducted on 400 randomly selected subjects (men 186, women 214 of age group 10-80 years) in the study region. Anthropometric variables, blood pressure, and lipid profile were monitored besides blood glucose in the study population. The incidence of MS and DM were worked out as per the criteria of National Cholesterol Education Programme-ATPIII (NCEPATPIII) and World Health Organization.The incidence of MS was found to be 15% and 5% by ATPIII and WHO criteria respectively. According to NCEP-ATPIII criterion, women recorded significantly high incidence of MS (65%) as compared to males (35%). About 28% of subjects with MS exhibited type II DM (males 16.6% and females 11.6%). On the other hand, the incidence of type II DM was found to be 6.7% in non-metabolic syndrome group of subjects as per NCEP-ATPIII criterion. By WHO criteria, 65% of the subjects with MS exhibited type II DM (males 35% and females 30%) while the incidence is 6.9% in non-metabolic syndrome group of subjects. Subjects in age group of 41-65 years showed the highest incidence of MS irrespective of the criteria employed. The incidence of MS differed significantly by the two criteria employed and it was more by NCEP-ATP-III criteria. The prevalence of type II DM was significantly high in subjects with metabolic syndrome and it was more in males of age group of 41-65 yrs.