PREVALENCE OF METABOLIC SYNDROME AMONG OBESE WOMEN ACCORDING TO THEIR TYPE OF FAT DISTRIBUTION YAOUNDE –CAMEROON
Damaris Enyegue Mandob* and Mbassi Eyebe Josepha Laure
ABSTRACT
Objective: Metabolic Syndrome is common among obese individuals.
This study aimed to evaluate metabolic syndrome prevalence among
obese women according to their upper (android) or lower (gynoid) type
of fat deposition. Methods: The study was conducted on five hundred
and twenty six women aged between18-60 years who were referred to
the Andre Fouda Medical Fundation in Yaounde during multiple
chronic diseases screening camps from march 2013 to march 2015. Fat
distribution was done according to waist to hip ratio and Metabolic
syndrome was diagnosed using Adult Treatment Panel-III (ATP-III)
2001 guidelines. Results: The result showed that mean of age, waist
circumference, waist to hip ratio, systolic blood pressure and diastolic
blood pressure were significantly higher in women with upper fat
distribution while high density lipoprotein cholesterol and hip
circumference was significantly lower comparatively to women
(P<0.05) with lower fat distribution. The most frequent individual’s components of metabolic
syndrome were respectively high waist circumference, low high density lipoproteincholesterol
levels and high blood pressure in the two group of women. Metabolic Syndrome
was found in (50.19%) women with upper fat distribution and 29.36% in women with lower
type of fat distribution. Conclusion: Women with android fat deposition were more prone to
metabolic syndrome than women with gynoid fat deposition
Keywords: Metabolic Syndrome, Individual Components, Obesity, Upper fat distribution, Lower fat distribution, Women, Yaounde-Cameroon.
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