Metabolic syndrome is a state in which multiple diseases such as hypertension, abnormal blood sugar, dyslipidemia, and obesity gather together in the human body, directly leading to the occurrence of serious cardiovascular diseases and death.
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Obesity can bring about metabolic syndrome
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According to a survey of community residents in Shanghai, Up to about 15% of people suffer from metabolic syndrome, and people with potbellies are most likely to suffer from metabolic syndrome. Yesterday, information came out from the metabolic syndrome symposium that obesity directly brings a high risk of metabolic syndrome. When the BMI (body mass index) is greater than or equal to 30, the risk of developing metabolic syndrome increases by 10 times.
; Metabolic syndrome is a state in which multiple diseases such as hypertension, abnormal blood sugar, dyslipidemia, and obesity gather together in the human body, directly leading to the occurrence of serious cardiovascular disease and death.
According to a survey by the Diabetes Society of the Chinese Medical Association, the current prevalence rate of metabolic syndrome among people over 20 years old in urban China is 14%-16%. Metabolic syndrome increases with age, reaching a peak incidence in people aged 50 to 70 years old, with more female patients than male patients.
It is estimated that 1 in 8 patients with metabolic syndrome will die from metabolic syndrome in the next 7 years. Among them, the number of cardiovascular diseases caused by diabetes is blood sugar. 4.5 times that of normal.
Experts attending the meeting yesterday reminded those young and middle-aged people who have not yet reached the high incidence of metabolic syndrome and are easy to intervene, that they must reshape their lifestyles in advance, such as active exercise, weight loss, and, if necessary, lipid-lowering, Targeted drug treatments such as hypoglycemic and antihypertensive treatments.
It is reported that one year of hypoglycemic intervention can reduce the risk of metabolic syndrome by about 50%. In addition, lifestyle intervention for overweight children should be carried out as early as possible.
Metabolic syndrome, what you should know
●Is your blood pressure more than 140/90mmHg?
●Is your fasting blood sugar above 6.1mmol/l? Or does your blood sugar exceed 7.8mmol/l after a meal?
●Does your fasting blood triglyceride exceed 1.7mmol/l? Or fasting HDL-C is less than 0.9mmol/l (male)? , 1.0mmol/l (female)?
●Is your weight/height squared more than 25Kg/m2? If you answered “yes” to 3 of the above 4 items, then you should seek medical treatment as soon as possible. According to the diagnostic criteria recommended by the Diabetes Society of the Chinese Medical Association, you are already a patient with metabolic syndrome.
(Reporter Chen Liyu)