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Article

Subject Area

Chest

Abstract

Introduction Bronchial asthma is one of the chronic diseases that most commonly present worldwide. Asthma is still a poorly controlled disease despite the availability and intake of medications in a large percentage of asthmatic patients. Research studies are indicated to identify the effect of metabolic syndrome on the occurrence of asthma and its severity and also to clear the underlying important mechanisms. Patients and methods This cross-section study was carried out on 108 patients with asthma. Asthma was diagnosed and classify according to Global Initiative for Asthma guideline. All asthmatic patients were tested for the criteria of metabolic syndrome. Aim To determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome among a population of asthmatics. Results Metabolic syndrome was present in 20 (18.5%) patients. Abdominal obesity was present in 59 (54.6%) patients. There were 47 (43.5%) asthmatics with hypertension. Low level of high-density lipoprotein was present in 24.10% of patients, and all patients had normal level of triglycerides. Conclusion There is a significant prevalence of metabolic syndrome among asthmatic patients. Proper screening of asthmatic patients for components of metabolic syndrome is highly indicated for control of asthma.

Keywords

Abdominal obesity, asthma, BMI, dyslipidemia, hypertension, metabolic syndrome

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