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Metabolic Syndrome In Type 2 Diabetes: Comparison Of Who, Modified Atpiii & Idf Criteria, Asma Ahmed, Talha Ehsan Khan, Tahira Yasmeen, Safia Awan, Najmul Islam
Metabolic Syndrome In Type 2 Diabetes: Comparison Of Who, Modified Atpiii & Idf Criteria, Asma Ahmed, Talha Ehsan Khan, Tahira Yasmeen, Safia Awan, Najmul Islam
Section of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
OBJECTIVES: To determine the frequency of metabolic syndrome in type 2 diabetes according to three commonly used operational definitions {World Health Organization (WHO), National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel (NCEP ATP III) and International Diabetes Federation( IDF)}. To evaluate the agreement between these classifications in the Pakistani cohort.
METHODS: Data was collected retrospectively of 210 patients with type 2 diabetes visiting outpatient clinics of one of the large tertiary care hospitals at Karachi, Pakistan between June 2008 to November 2008.
RESULTS: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome was found to be 81.4% (WHO), 86.7 % (IDF) and 91.9 % (NCEP …