To Find Incidence of Metabolic Syndrome in Patients with Gallstones Admitted in Surgery Department

Abstract

Background: Gallstone disease (GD) is a common condition worldwide. Gallstone
disease (GSD) is a chronic disease that consumes a lot of economic and medical
resources. Because of its high prevalence and elevated health costs, it is an important
condition for which further researchis needed. Theaim of this study is to establish if
there is an association between the presence of metabolic syndrome and the
development of gallstone disease. If the risk factors of GSD can be identified, more
interventions can be introduced earlier to prevent the disease.
Methods: A cross sectional study conducted at Indira Gandhi Medical College,
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh on a sample size of 100 cases and 100 controls. The Body
Mass Index, waist circumference, blood pressure, fasting blood glucose,
triglycerides, HDL-Cholesterol levels of the patients were tested.
NationalCholesterolEducationProgramAdultTreatmentPanelIIIcriteriamodifiedforAsiansubjects,wasusedfor estimating the
prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome.
Results: 27% of the cases and 15% of the controls were found to have Metabolic
Syndrome. Out of thecases found to be affected with Metabolic Syndrome 81.42%
were females and 18.52% were males.
Conclusion: Metabolic Syndrome can be considered to be associated with Gallstone
disease and can be used as a predictor of Gallstone disease. It can be used as a
screening tool