5.1 Introduction:
Metabolic syndrome is characterized by a cluster of features it includes dysglycemia, dyslipidemia, central obesity and hypertension (Sattar N, et al. 2003).This metabolic abnormality, in turn, is responsible for altered glucose metabolism and predisposition to type 2 diabetes. In addition, it causes a number of subclinical abnormalities that predisposition to cardiovascular disease and accelerates its onset. The most important among these are type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, and hypertension. When clustered together with other insulin resistance-related subclinical abnormalities, these are referred to as the metabolic syndrome (Abate, 2000). Studies show that metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease are more common in
Metabolic syndrome is characterized by a cluster of features it includes dysglycemia, dyslipidemia, central obesity and hypertension (Sattar N, et al. 2003).This metabolic abnormality, in turn, is responsible for altered glucose metabolism and predisposition to type 2 diabetes. In addition, it causes a number of subclinical abnormalities that predisposition to cardiovascular disease and accelerates its onset. The most important among these are type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, and hypertension. When clustered together with other insulin resistance-related subclinical abnormalities, these are referred to as the metabolic syndrome (Abate, 2000). Studies show that metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease are more common in