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dc.contributor.authorSidorenkov, Oleg
dc.contributor.authorNilssen, Odd
dc.contributor.authorBrenn, Tormod
dc.contributor.authorMartiushov, Sergey
dc.contributor.authorArkhipovsky, Vadim L.
dc.contributor.authorGrjibovski, Andrej
dc.date.accessioned2010-03-08T13:27:40Z
dc.date.available2010-03-08T13:27:40Z
dc.date.issued2010-01-19
dc.description.abstractBackground: The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of risk factors associated with morbidity from cardiovascular disease (CVD) and associated mortality. Russia has one of the highest CVD mortality rates in the world. However, the prevalence of MetS in Russia remains largely unknown. The aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence of MetS and its components in an urban Russian setting. Methods: Altogether, 3705 Russian adults aged 18-90 years were enrolled in a cross-sectional study in Arkhangelsk (Northwest Russia). All subjects completed a questionnaire and underwent a physical examination. Blood samples were taken and analyzed in Tromsø, Norway. Three separate modified definitions of MetS were used, namely, the National Education Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP), the American Heart Association / National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (AHA/NHLBI) and the International Diabetes Federation (IDF). To ensure comparability of the findings, the prevalence data were standardized using world and European standard populations and Russian population. Results: The age-standardized (Segi’s world standard population) prevalence rates of the MetS among women were 19.8% (95% CI: 18.1-21.5), 20.6% (95% CI: 18.9- 22.3) and 23.1% (95% CI: 21.3-24.9) by the NCEP, AHA/NHLBI and IDF criteria, respectively. The corresponding rates for men were 11.5% (95% CI: 10.1-12.9), 13.7% (95% CI: 12.2-15.2) and 11.0% (95% CI: 9.7-12.4). Among subjects with MetS, central obesity was more common among women, while elevated triglycerides and blood glucose were more common among men. Almost perfect agreement was found between the NCEP and AHA/NHLBI criteria (ĸ=0.94). There was less agreement between the used definitions of MetS in men than in women. Conclusions: While the prevalence of MetS among Russian women is comparable to the data for Europe and the U.S., the prevalence among Russian men is considerably lower than among their European and North-American counterparts. Our results suggest that MetS is unlikely to be a major contributor to the high cardiovascular mortality among Russian men. Further studies of MetS determinants and associated cardiovascular risk are needed for a better understanding of the mechanisms leading to the exceptionally high cardiovascular mortality in Russia.en
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dc.identifier.citationBMC Public Health 2010, 10:23en
dc.identifier.doidoi:10.1186/1471-2458-10-23
dc.identifier.issn1471-2458
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/2430
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:no-uit_munin_2180
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisherBioMed Centralen
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccess
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Community medicine, Social medicine: 801en
dc.titlePrevalence of the metabolic syndrome and its components in Northwest Russia: the Arkhangelsk studyen
dc.typeJournal articleen
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dc.typePeer revieweden


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