Pegba Sabine
Cameroon
Research Article
Metabolic Syndrome Prevalence among Prediabetic and Normoglucotolerant Women
Author(s): Damaris Enyegue Mandob and Pegba SabineDamaris Enyegue Mandob and Pegba Sabine
Prediabetes is a known risk factor for type 2 diabetes and lead to long term complications such as cardiovascular diseases. In Cameroon, they are limited data dealing with prediabetes prevalence among Cameroonians. Our study objective was to estimate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome among prediabetic women and normoglyceamic women
Methods: A total of 200 women (100 prediabetic women and 100 normoglyceamic) participated in the study, they were aged between 20-55 years. For their studied data, they were referred to the Andre Fouda Medical Fundation in Yaounde. Metabolic syndrome was diagnosed using Adult Treatment Panel-III [ATP-III] 2001 guidelines and prediabetes was defined as impaired fasting plasma glucose ranged between 6.1-6.9 mmol/l.
Results: The frequency of various card.. View More»
