Background: The metabolic syndrome is defined as an assemblage of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, and\r\nmenopause is associated with an increase in metabolic syndrome prevalence. The aim of this study was to assess\r\nthe prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components among postmenopausal women in Tehran, Iran.\r\nMethods: In this cross-sectional study in menopause clinic in Tehran, 118 postmenopausal women were\r\ninvestigated. We used the adult treatment panel 3 (ATP3) criteria to classify subjects as having metabolic syndrome.\r\nResults: Total prevalence of metabolic syndrome among our subjects was 30.1%. Waist circumference, HDLcholesterol,\r\nfasting blood glucose, diastolic blood pressure ,Systolic blood pressure, and triglyceride were\r\nsignificantly higher among women with metabolic syndrome (P-value<0.05). Our study shows high abdominal\r\nobesity and hypertension are the most prevalent components of metabolic syndrome. 15%, 13.3% and 1.8% of\r\nsubjects had three, four and five criteria for metabolic syndrome, respectively. There was a significant relationship\r\nbetween number of components of metabolic syndrome and waist circumference.\r\nConclusions: Our study shows that postmenopausal status is associated with an increased risk of metabolic\r\nsyndrome. Therefore, to prevent cardiovascular disease there is a need to evaluate metabolic syndrome and its\r\ncomponents from the time of the menopause.
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