Metabolic syndrome

Question 1

Metabolic syndrome is also known as

Answer 1

insulin resistant syndrome
syndrome X
Reaven’s syndrome

Question 2

what is metabolic syndrome ?

Answer 2

cluster of conditions that occur together
increasing the risk of CAD, stroke and cancers

Question 3

who reported the consistence of HTN, hyperglycemia, obesity & hyperuricaemia

Answer 3

Eskil Kylin in 1923

Question 4

who first used the term metabolic syndrome ?

Answer 4

H.Haller in 1977

Question 5

Africans major public health problems were ?

Answer 5

Malnutrition & Infectious Diseases

Question 6

in criteria for diagnoses of MTS
what is the cut off point for elevated triglyceride ?

Answer 6

> = 150mg/dl (1.7mmol/l)

Question 7

in criteria for diagnoses of MTS what is the cut off value for Elevated fasting glucose ?

Answer 7

> = 100mg/dl (5.6mmol/l)

Question 8

most commonly used drugs for elevated triglycerides & reduced HDL-c are

Answer 8

FIBRATES & NICOTINIC acids

Question 9

recommended waist circumference threshold for sub sahara Africa by IDF is ?

Answer 9

> = 94cm (MEN)
= 80cm (WOMEN)

Question 10

diagnostics criteria according to NCEP:ATP 111 2001

Answer 10

3 or more of the following ;
- central obesity (>102cm(M)/ >88cm(F))
-hypertriglyceridaemia (>150mg/dl)
-Low-HDLc (<40(M)/ 50(F) mg/dl)
-HTN (BP > 130/85mmHg)
-FPG (>100mg/dl)

Question 11

2 significant factors implicated in the aetiology ;

Answer 11

1) insulin resistance
2) central obesity

Question 12

Abdominal Obesity is more indicative of MTS profile than increased BMI
T/F

Answer 12

TRUE

Question 13

_ is the leading cause of CVD

Answer 13

Diabetes

Question 14

non lipid biochemical markers include ;

Answer 14

1) markers of fibrolytic & hemostatic function
2) homocysteine & markers of inflammation