Prevalence and correlates of metabolic syndrome among women living in urban slums, Mysore, India

Karl Krupp, Arathi P. Rao, Benjamin Pope, Kavitha Ravi, Anisa Khan, Vijaya Srinivas, Purnima Madhivanan, Arun Srinivas

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Abstract

Metabolic Syndrome (MetSyn) is a predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD). About a third of urban Indians suffer from MetSyn. This study examined the prevalence of MetSyn among women living in urban slums. A cross-sectional survey was carried out between October 2017 and May 2018 among a non-probability sample of slum-dwelling women, 40–64 years of age, in six government-designated slums in Mysore, India. Data were collected on demographics, diet, behavioral risks, anthropometry, blood pressure, serum glucose, hemoglobin A1c, and serum lipids. The study used a definition of MetSyn from the International Diabetes Federation Task Force on Epidemiology and Prevention with an HbA1c measure for average blood glucose. About two-fifths of the 607 participants had MetSyn (41.5%; 95% CI: 37.7–45.5). Of those, 40.9% met three criteria, 38.1% four, and 25.0%, all five criteria. Elevated BP was the most prevalent MetSyn factor (79.6%), followed by increased waist circumference (54.5%), low HDL (50.1%), elevated Hb A1c (37.1%), and elevated triglycerides (36.1%). Odds for MetSyn were 1.52 times greater for those who were 50–59 years of age compared with those 40–49 years of age (adjusted odds ratio[AOR]:1.52; 95% CI:0.96–2.40). Women with mobility issues had 1.29 times higher odds of MetSyn than those without it (AOR: 0.76, 95% CI: 0.96, 1.75). Housewives had 1.29 times greater odds of MetSyn (AOR: 1.29, 95% CI: 1.00, 1.67). There is a high prevalence of MetSyn among urban slum-dwelling women in Mysore. There is a need for interventions aimed at reducing CVD risk factors in this population.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere0000846
JournalPLOS Global Public Health
Volume3
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2023

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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