المتلازمة الاستقلابية عند الرجال زائدي الوزن وعلاقتها مع محيط الخصر في مدينة اللاذقية

This paper examines whether there is a correlation between the metabolic syndrome and waist circumference at threshold suggested by the national cholesterol education program (NCEP) among overweight men. We studied 100 overweight men (random sample of Lattakia city). They were divided in two groups: First group: with waist circumference < 102 cm. Second group: with waist circumference≥ 102 cm. They were then investigated for components of metabolic syndrome: 1. Triglyceride ≥ 150 mg %. 2. Blood pressure ≥ mm Hg. 3. HDL-cholesterol < 40 mg %. 4. Fasting glucose ≥ 110 mg %. The metabolic syndrome is diagnosed when there are at least three components. When we later studied the correlation between the metabolic syndrome and waist circumference, we did not find a correlation. But when the subjects were redistributed to new groups at higher and lower levels than suggested threshold (99, 100. 101.103cm), we found a correlation between the metabolic syndrome and waist circumference at 101 cm. We found that overweight men with waist circumference values more than 101cm had an increased risk of developing the metabolic syndrome compared with those of waist circumference less than or equal to 101cm.