METABOLIC SYNDROME IN CANCER PATIENTS AFTER CHEMOTHERAPY IN THAI NGUYEN NATIONAL HOSPITAL

Abstract

Study to determining the levels of plasma some biochemistry test related to metabolic syndrome in levels in cancer patients before and after chemotherapy. By a longitudinal study method of 266 cancer patients were treated at least 6 cycles of chemotherapy in Oncology department in Thai Nguyen National hospital. The results show that after the 6th cycle, some characteristics of metabolic syndrome include weight, BMI and blood pressure were higher than before chemotherapy (p>0.05). Fasting levels of plasma glucose, total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL-C were significantly higher than before chemotherapy, fasting levels of plasma HDL-C was significantly lower than before chemotherapy. The hypertension was 31.9%, the prediabete  was 21.4%, the diabete was 7.4%, the at least one component of lipid profile disorder was 64.3%, the metabolic syndrome was 22.9%. After chemotherapy statistically significantly increases some component of metabolic syndrome. The metabolic syndrome was 22.9%.