Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes Risk Among Young Adult Students in the Health Sciences from Kathmandu, Nepal

The widespread dissemination of unhealthy dietary habits, childhood-teenage obesity, and sedentary lifestyle in young adults has paved the way for public health burden metabolic syndrome and early onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and risk factors...

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Published in:Drug, healthcare and patient safety healthcare and patient safety, 2020-01, Vol.12, p.125-133
Main Authors: Sapkota, Manisha, Timilsina, Alaska, Shakya, Mudita, Thapa, Tika Bahadur, Shrestha, Sneha, Pokhrel, Sushant, Devkota, Nishchal, Pardhe, Bashu Dev
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent obesity
Adult education
Biochemistry
Blood pressure
Body mass index
Cholesterol
Diabetes
diabetes risk
Exercise
Females
Health sciences
Hypertension
Insulin resistance
Lifestyles
Lipoproteins
Low density lipoproteins
Low income groups
Males
Medical research
Metabolic syndrome
nepal
Obesity
Original Research
Physical fitness
Population
Public health
Questionnaires
Risk factors
Science education
Students
Type 2 diabetes
Young adults
Youth
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Summary:The widespread dissemination of unhealthy dietary habits, childhood-teenage obesity, and sedentary lifestyle in young adults has paved the way for public health burden metabolic syndrome and early onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and risk factors for metabolic syndrome and diabetes among young adult students. This cross-sectional study was conducted among students of age group (18 to 25 years) studying at Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences and Central Institute of Science and Technology. The diabetes risk score of each individual was calculated by the Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC tool). Independent risk factors for diabetes and metabolic syndrome were measured by multivariable logistic regression analysis. The p-value of
ISSN:1179-1365
1179-1365
DOI:10.2147/DHPS.S258331