Alarming high prevalence of metabolic syndrome among Jordanian adults

Ahmad A Obeidat; Mousa N Ahmad; Fares H Haddad; Firas S Azzeh

doi:10.12669/pjms.316.7714

Alarming high prevalence of metabolic syndrome among Jordanian adults

Pak J Med Sci. 2015 Nov-Dec;31(6):1377-82. doi: 10.12669/pjms.316.7714.

Authors

Ahmad A Obeidat¹, Mousa N Ahmad², Fares H Haddad³, Firas S Azzeh⁴

Affiliations

¹ Dr. Ahmad Obeidat, PhD. Assistant Professor of Clinical Nutrition, Department of Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Yanbu, Saudi Arabia.
² Dr. Mousa Ahmad, PhD. Associate Professor of Clinical Nutrition, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
³ Dr. Fares Haddad, MD. Endocrinologist, Department of Endocrinology, King Hussein Medical Center, Amman, Jordan.
⁴ Dr. Firas Azzeh, PhD. Associate Professor of Clinical Nutrition, Dept. of Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence and the individual components of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in Jordanian adults.

Methods: In this cross sectional study, 630 adult subjects (308 men and 322 women) aged between 20-70 years were recruited from the clinics at the King Hussein Medical Center. The diagnosis of MetS was made according to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) criteria-2005. Blood samples were collected after 10-12 hours overnight fasting and serum was obtained for biochemical analysis.

Results: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome according to IDF criteria was 51% (46.4% in men and 55.3% in women). Prevalence of increased waist circumference in the total sample was 71.6%, 46% for high blood pressure, 42.4% for elevated fasting blood glucose, 43.5% for low high density lipoprotein, and 50.2% for hypertriglyceridemia.

Conclusion: The prevalence and individual components of MetS in Jordan were high. Screening of MetS is needed at national level to reduce the incidence of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Keywords: Jordan; Metabolic Syndrome; Prevalence.