आईएसएसएन: 2161-1017
Marcin Gierach, Agnieszka Skowronska, Joanna Gierach and Roman Junik
In 1988 Reaven described polymorphic metabolic abnormalities involving the incidence of insulin resistance with compensatory hyperinsulinemia, type 2 diabetes mellitus, arterial hypertension and hypercholesterolemia also known as Reaven’s syndrome or syndrome X. The aim of the study was to evaluate if cardiovascular risk in patients with metabolic syndrome [MetS] correlate with LDL-C and non-HDL-C levels. The study was a prospective, twocenter screening study of 36-month duration located in University Hospital No.1 in Bydgoszcz, Poland and District Hospital in Wąbrzezno, Poland. The study included 906 participants (460 females [F], 446 males [M], aged 32-76 years), with a confirmed diagnosis of metabolic syndrome according to the 2005 IDF criteria. The study showed that LDL-C and non-HDL-C levels are connected with increased level of triglycerides and impaired fasting glucose. Levels of LDL-C and non-HDL-C also influenced hypertension and hypoalfalipoproteinemia to a lesser extent and exerted the least influence in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The study proved that the components of metabolic syndrome, especially abdominal obesity, hypertriglyceridemia, and impaired fasting glucose have a major impact on the level of LDL and non-HDL-C, which is associated with a higher cardiovascular risk.