The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients with stroke

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Objective: The objective of the study were to determine the prevalence and identify the associated and prognostic factors that influence the risk of metabolic syndrome among patients with acute stroke admitted to medical department in AL-kuwait University Hospital(KUH) in Sanaa city, Yemen.

Methods: The study population of this cross sectional survey consisted of 331 patients recently diagnosed with acute stroke in the period between (2009-2010).

Metabolic syndrome was defined according to the National Cholesterol Education Program–Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP –ATP III) criteria Results: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in our study was 39.5% males was more frequently affected than females.

Hypertension was the most metabolic comorbidities in stroke patients with metabolic syndrome while central obesity is the least.

Conclusions: We conclude that metabolic syndrome was common in stroke patients which could be explained by metabolic syndrome perse or due to different metabolic co morbidities that are associated with it.