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Metabolic Syndrome and Pulmonary Function Indices Publisher



Pouryaghoub G1 ; Mehrdad R1 ; Mehraban M2
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  1. 1. Center for Research on Occupational Diseases, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
  2. 2. Occupational Medicine Department, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Source: Romanian Journal of Diabetes# Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases Published:2018


Abstract

Background and aims: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a collection of metabolic risk factors including increased waist circumference (WC), elevated blood pressure (BP), increased triglyceride (TG), decreased high density lipoprotein (HDL-C) and increased fasting blood sugar (FBS). We aimed to examine the relevance between the MetS and its components with reduced lung functions in adult men. Material and method: A total of 3899 adult men underwent screening examination between 2015-2016 in a cross-sectional survey. Results: The mean (± SD) age of our population was 37.25 (± 4.9) years. The overall prevalence of MetS was 7.6%. The total prevalence of reduced lung function in men with MetS was 13.8%. The most common type of reduced lung function was the restrictive pattern (7.1%). The forced expiratory volume of first second (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC) values were significantly lower in men with MetS (both p<0.001). Also these values were significantly lower in diabetic men compared to non-diabetics and those with impaired fasting glucose (IFG). WC and HDL were the most potent predictors of reduced FEV1 and FVC. Conclusions: We obtained a positive independent association between MetS and reduced lung function in adult men which may be related mainly due to increased WC and decreased HDL. © 2018 Gholamreza Pouryaghoub et al., published by Sciendo.