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Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among prediabetic Omani adults: a preliminary study.

Mohammed Ali MA Al-Shafaee, Shyam Sundar SS Ganguly, Kamlesh K Bhargava, and Kalyan Kanti KK Duttagupta

Metab Syndr Relat Disord 6(4):275-9 (2008) PMID 19067531

Metabolic syndrome is a well-established risk factor for the development of coronary artery disease (CAD). A recent cross-sectional, community-based study revealed that 36.1% of Omani adults are prediabetic as per American Diabetes Association (ADA) criteria. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its relationship to various risk factors in a prediabetic population.

DOI: 10.1089/met.2008.0019
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