Conference abstract
Strategies for mitigating driving factors of metabolic syndrome in Cameroon
Pan African Medical Journal - Conference Proceedings. 2023:17(139).04
Jun 2023.
doi: 10.11604/pamj-cp.2023.17.139.1604
Archived on: 04 Jun 2023
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Keywords: Metabolic syndrome, risk factors, strategies, mitigation, lifestyle, Cameroon
Poster
Strategies for mitigating driving factors of metabolic syndrome in Cameroon
Fomboh N Richard1,&
1University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon
&Corresponding author
Metabolic syndrome has become one of the major challenges to public health worldwide due to its significant association with an increased risk of developing type II diabetes and cardiovascular disease among children, adolescents, and adults. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of disorders including raised blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar levels, which increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
The prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome varies depending on the definition applied, the ethnicity, and the age of the study population. According to WHO, 30% to 50% of deaths were attributed to hypertension in developing countries in 2011. The prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Africa ranges from 0% to 50% or even higher depending on the population and the criteria used in defining it. The prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome was found to be 35.1% (ATP III) in North-Western Nigeria, 21.8% (IDF) in adults in Eastern Cape, South Africa, 35.73% (IDF) among adults in Morocco, 25.6% among urban Kenyan population, and 38.98% (IDF) in adult men in the west region of Cameroon.
There is evidence of a significant association between causative factors of metabolic syndrome and behavioral risk factors, physical inactivity, and excess weight, emphasizing the importance of early diagnosis. The first-line therapy to prevent and treat Metabolic Syndrome is, therefore, lifestyle modification, such as the consumption of a healthy diet and the performance of physical activities.
New methods are needed to improve adherence to a healthier and more active lifestyle such as exposing all strategies in local languages and their outlines placed in health centres to increase awareness of driving factors of Metabolic Syndrome.
Strategies for mitigating driving factors of metabolic syndrome in Cameroon
Fomboh N Richard1,&
1University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon
&Corresponding author
Metabolic syndrome has become one of the major challenges to public health worldwide due to its significant association with an increased risk of developing type II diabetes and cardiovascular disease among children, adolescents, and adults. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of disorders including raised blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar levels, which increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
The prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome varies depending on the definition applied, the ethnicity, and the age of the study population. According to WHO, 30% to 50% of deaths were attributed to hypertension in developing countries in 2011. The prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Africa ranges from 0% to 50% or even higher depending on the population and the criteria used in defining it. The prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome was found to be 35.1% (ATP III) in North-Western Nigeria, 21.8% (IDF) in adults in Eastern Cape, South Africa, 35.73% (IDF) among adults in Morocco, 25.6% among urban Kenyan population, and 38.98% (IDF) in adult men in the west region of Cameroon.
There is evidence of a significant association between causative factors of metabolic syndrome and behavioral risk factors, physical inactivity, and excess weight, emphasizing the importance of early diagnosis. The first-line therapy to prevent and treat Metabolic Syndrome is, therefore, lifestyle modification, such as the consumption of a healthy diet and the performance of physical activities.
New methods are needed to improve adherence to a healthier and more active lifestyle such as exposing all strategies in local languages and their outlines placed in health centres to increase awareness of driving factors of Metabolic Syndrome.
