Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components based on International Diabetes Federation (IDF) definition in Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia
ABSTRACT: Metabolic syndrome
(MetS) is a group of risk factors which increase morbidity and mortality for
cardiovascular disease and diabetes. The prevalence of MetS has been on the
rise. No previous study has described the prevalence of MetS in Yogyakarta
Special Region and its components. The study aim was to determine the
prevalence of MetS and it’s components in Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia.
A total of 766 male and female subjects aged ≥40 were analyzed in this
retrospective study based on secondary data from the Indonesian Family Life
Survey batch 4 (IFLS 4). MetS was defined by International Diabetes Federation
(IDF) criteria with ethnicity-specific values for waist circumference.
Prevalence of MetS and characteristic of each component of MetS were expressed
as mean or %. The difference of the MetS components was evaluated by t-test and
chi-square. Prevalence of MetS in Yogyakarta Special Region was 13.19%. The
most common of MetS component was hypertension (60.44%), followed by
dyslipidemia (56.27%), central obesity (32.38%), pro-inflammatory state
(15.71%) and insulin resistance (0.78%). There was a higher prevalence of MetS
in females compared to males (15.88 vs 10.19%), pre-elderly compared to the
elderly (13.90 vs 12.19%), Javanese compared to other ethnicities (13.23 vs
10.00%), and urban compared to rural populations (15.06 vs 8.37%). In
conclusion,the prevalence of MetS in Yogyakarta Special Region is 13.19% with
hypertension and dyslipidemia as the most common component.
Keywords: Prevalence of
Metabolic Syndrome, central obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension,
Yogyakarta-Indonesia, IDF criteria
Author: Choo Hao Jian
Journal Code: jpkedokterangg170299
