Incidence and risk factors for metabolic syndrome among urban, adult Sri Lankans: a prospective, 7-year community cohort, follow-up study.
Shamila T De SilvaMadunil A NiriellaDileepa S EdiriweeraDulani KottahachchiAnuradhani KasturiratneArjuna P de SilvaAnuradha S DassanayakaArunasalam PathmeswaranRajitha WickramasingheN KatoH Janaka de SilvaPublished in: Diabetology & metabolic syndrome (2019)
In this study, annual incidence of MetS was 3.5%. Female gender, BMI > 23 kg/m2 and NAFLD in 2007 and increase in weight and waist circumference from baseline were significantly associated with new onset MetS. Obesity was the best predictor of future MetS.