MS is frequent in asthma patients in Egypt. Obesity and lipid abnormalities were the commonest metabolic abnormality. Screening of these patients for components of metabolic syndrome should be a part of routine workup.
Keyphrases
- metabolic syndrome
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- insulin resistance
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- type diabetes
- prognostic factors
- risk factors
- physical activity
- mass spectrometry
- uric acid
- patient reported outcomes
- lung function
- body mass index
- skeletal muscle
- air pollution