Prevalence of metabolic syndrome within hypertensive population and the risk of developing atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases
Metabolic syndrome, also called insulin resistance syndrome or excess of catecholamines, is represented by several cardiometabolic factors that result in increased incidence of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Due to sedentary lifestyle and hypercaloric food, with a high percent of saturated fats and carbohydrates, that characterize modern lifestyle of the population, especially in urban areas, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome recorded an ascending slope that makes it a very topical issue for the medical world. During the years 2013-2014 we conducted an observational study on a sample of 111 hypertensive patients without major cardiovascular events such as myocardial infarction or stroke, with age between 48 and 83 years, in whom we determined the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease. The survey results showed an increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome, considering that we related to a hypertensive population, and an increased risk of non-fatal atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases in men and fatal cardiovascular events in next 10 years especially for women.