Waist circumference cutoff point determination for defining metabolic syndrome in type 2 diabetes mellitus in Ethiopia

dc.contributor.author	Shewit Hailemariam, Tadele Melak, Molla Abebe
dc.date.accessioned	2019-09-24T13:40:39Z
dc.date.available	2019-09-24T13:40:39Z
dc.date.issued	9-09-19
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2447
dc.description.abstract	Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a complex disorder charac terized by a cluster of interrelated cardiovascular risk factors. So far, cutoff point variability of waist circumference was documented to define MetS. Objective To determine the classification power and cutoff point of waist circumference to define MetS among patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods An institution-based cross sectional study was conducted from March to April 2017 at Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital among patients with type 2 diabetes. Using systematic sampling technique, 520 participants were enrolled into the study. Data were collected by checklist, anthropometric measurements and biochemical analyses. Data were entered to Epi-info 3.5.1 and transferred to SPSS 20 for analysis.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	cutoff point, diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome, waist circumference	en_US
dc.title	Waist circumference cutoff point determination for defining metabolic syndrome in type 2 diabetes mellitus in Ethiopia	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US