iMedPub Journals http://www.imedpub.com Diabetes Research and Endocrinology 2018 Vol.2No.1:1 1 © Under License of Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License | This article is available from: http://www.imedpub.com/diabetes-research-and-endocrinology Research Article Neha Sudhera*, Ginjinder Kaur, Deepkiran Bassi, Gurinder Singh and Kulvir Singh Department of Human Genetcs, Punjabi University, Patala, India-147002 Corresponding author: Neha Sudhera  neha_sudhera@yahoo.com Department of Human Genetcs, Punjabi University, Patala, India-147002. Tel: 09780680392 Citaton: Sudhera N, Kaur G, Bassi D, Singh G, Singh K (2018) Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in the Type 2 Diabetes Populaton of North-West Punjab. J Diabetes Res Endocrinol. Vol. 2 No.1:1 Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in the Type 2 Diabetes Populaton of North-West Punjab Abstract Background: Type 2 diabetes is a complex disorder and metabolic syndrome in combinaton with diabetes leads to increased risk of microvascular and macrovascular complicatons due to associated dyslipidemia, hypertension and obesity. The present study evaluates the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in type 2 diabetes patents and the risk factors associated with the metabolic syndrome. Methods: Fastng blood samples of 680 diabetes patents (340 males and 340 females) were collected with informed consent. The lipid profle, blood pressure and anthropometric parameters (weight, height and waist measurements) were assessed using standardized techniques. The criteria given by IDF (2006) were used for assessment of metabolic syndrome. Findings: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome was signifcantly higher in females (43.5%) as compared to males (34.1%). The prevalence of metabolic syndrome was more in females in the age group 31-40 years (29.1%) and 41-50 years (29.1%) whereas in males, the prevalence was more in 41-50 years (44.8%) and 51-60 years (44.8%) age groups. In females, central obesity (81.7%) and hypertension (64.7%) followed by hypertriglyceridemia (68.1%) were the driving forces for metabolic syndrome whereas in males, it were hypertriglyceridemia (68.1%) and central obesity (67.3%), followed by hypertension (59.4%). Based on BMI, 27.4% males were overweight; 55% were obese and only 17.6% had normal BMI whereas in the females, 15.6% were overweight; 75.9% were obese and only 8.5% had normal BMI ranges. The male diabetes patents with metabolic syndrome had clustering of central obesity and diabetes with any two other risk factors and in females, it was central obesity and diabetes with any one risk factor. Only few individuals had clustering of all the risk factors. Conclusion: MetS risk factors were high among this populaton. Increased serum triglyceride for men and central obesity for women were the strongest risk factors. Metabolic syndrome is a signifcant health problem that needs to be tackled with proven strategies. Keywords: Type 2 diabetes; Glucose tolerance; Metabolic syndrome; Triglycerides Abbreviatons: BMI: Body Mass Index; DBP: Diastolic Blood Pressure; HDL: High Density Lipoprotein; IDF: Internatonal Diabetes Federaton; MetS: Metabolic Syndrome; NCEP ATP-III: Natonal Cholesterol Educaton Program Adult Treatment Panel III; SBP: Systolic Blood Pressure; TG: Triglycerides; WC: Waist Circumference; WHO: World Health Organizaton Received: January 18, 2018; Accepted: February 20, 2018; Published: March 01, 2018