{"id":9993,"date":"2022-01-10T13:49:04","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T11:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/clinical\/internal-medicine\/metabolism\/metabolic-syndrome\/"},"modified":"2022-01-10T20:09:03","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T18:09:03","slug":"metabolic-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/clinical\/internal-medicine\/metabolism\/metabolic-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Metabolic syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Metabolic syndrome is defined as a collection of the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Central obesity<\/li><li>Hypertension<\/li><li>Dyslipidemia<\/li><li>Elevated resting blood glucose or insulin resistance<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_1\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title1\">Risk factors<\/h4>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_1\">\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Older age<\/li><li>Sedatary lifestyle and lack of exercise<\/li><li>Smoking<\/li><li>Unbalanced diet<\/li><li>Excessive alcohol consumption<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<\/span><span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_2\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title1\">Pathomechanism<\/h4>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_2\">\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Visceral obesity is one of the most improtant factors in the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome.<ul><li>Visceral fat directly contributes to insulin resistance and inflammation<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Prolonged sitting significantly reduces the activity of <strong>lipoprotein lipase<\/strong>, which is important in reducing serum triglyceride levels.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<\/span><span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_3\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title1\">Classification and diagnosis<\/h4>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_3\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are three types of classifications systems in use; the <strong>ATP III NCEP<\/strong>, and the <strong>IDF <\/strong>systems (with IDF being newer), based on which metabolic syndrome can be diagnosed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IDF requires a <strong>large waist circumference<\/strong> plus two more characteristics for the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Large waist circumference (>94cm in men, >80cm in women)<\/li><li>Hypertension (>130\/85mmHg)<\/li><li>Impaired fasting glucose (>5.6mmol\/L)<\/li><li>Elevated serum triglycerides (>150mg\/dL)<\/li><li>Reduced HDL (&lt;40mg\/dL)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<\/span><span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_4\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title1\">Treatment<\/h4>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_4\">\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Lifestyle modification<\/strong><ul><li>Diet<\/li><li>Exercise<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Pharmacological<\/strong><ul><li>Metformin or thiazolinodine for the impaired fasting glucose<\/li><li>Statins<\/li><li>Antihypertensives (according to the NICE pathway)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/span><div id=\"the_titles\" style=\"display:none;\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Risk factors<\/h4><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pathomechanism<\/h4><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Classification and diagnosis<\/h4><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Treatment<\/h4><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Metabolic syndrome is defined as a collection of the following: Central obesity Hypertension Dyslipidemia Elevated resting blood glucose or insulin resistance Risk factors Older age Sedatary lifestyle and lack of exercise Smoking Unbalanced diet Excessive alcohol consumption Pathomechanism Visceral obesity is one of the most improtant factors in the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome. 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