Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome Among Delta University Forscience and Technology (Dust) Students

Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is clinical condition associated with multiple complications. Corresponding with the increased obesity epidemic in young people, increased rates of MetS among this population was reported. Aim of work:to document the prevalence of MetS among Delta University for Science and Technology (DUST) students. Methods: 300 students were examined for prevalence of MetS. For the diagnosis of MetS, we adopted the Harmonized Joint Scientic Statement (HJSS) on metabolic syndrome recommendations. Results: The present study included 300 students. They comprised 118 male (39.3 %) and 182 female (60.7 %) with an age of 19.1 ± 0.8 years. MetS was diagnosed in only 3 students (1.0 %). Individual MS criteria included central obesity (48.0 %), increased serum triglycerides (3.7 %), reduced HDL (11.3 %), hypertension (5.0 %) and hyperglycemia (0.3 %). Only 1 criterion of MetS diagnosis was reported in 48.0 % of students while 2 criteria were reported in 8.7 % of students and 3 criteria were reported in 1 % of students. Comparison between males and females revealed signicantly higher frequency of central obesity in females (33.1 % versus 57.7 %, p< 0.001). In comparison, males had signicantly higher frequency of increased serum triglycerides (7.6 % versus 1.1 %, p=0.003). Conclusions: The prevalence of MetS is 1.0 %. Central obesity was the most common criterion. Females had signicantly higher rate of central obesity and MetS criteria.