Abstract

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

Keywords: Metabolic Syndrome, Individual Components, Obesity, Upper fat distribution, Lower fat distribution, Women, Yaounde-Cameroon.