Insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome among overweight/obesity adults aged 40-59 years living in a ward of Ha Noi

Abstract

Objective: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 312 overweight/obesity adults aged 40-59 years living in Lang Ha Ward of Ha Noi in order to determine the status of insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome, dietary intake and physical activity among adults with overweight and obesity. Subjects and Methods: Anthropometric indices (weight, height) and the blood biochemical levels (fasting glucose, insulin, HOMA-IR, cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL-cholesterol; LDL-cholesterol) were measured. The dietary intake and physical activity were conducted by a recall of 3 past months. Results: The results showed that the percentage of overweight/obesity adults aged between 40-59 years with insulin resistance HOMA-IR ?1.7 is 64.7%; metabolic syndrome - 61.3%; hypertension - 47.4; hypertriglyceridemia - 67.7%; low HDL-cholesterol - 71.3% and fasting blood glucose >6.1 mmol/L - 64.4 %. The percentage of overweight/obesity adults with extremely active physical > 60 minutes / day is only 25.7%, however, the percentage of dietary energy which is higher than the recommended dietary energy is only 9.0%. Conclusions: Prevalence of insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome in overweight/obesity adults between 40-59 years of age is high. Besides, problems of dyslipidemia, blood glucose, less physical activity are in need of consideration.