Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in sickle cell disease patients: A cross‐sectional study at a tertiary hospital in Nepal
Study concluded that though a lower proportion of SCD patients met the criteria for metabolic syndrome than in studies conducted in developed countries, it is crucial to consider metabolic syndrome while managing patients with SCD. Nevertheless, the authors advocate a more comprehensive study to draw significant conclusions.
Authors
- Om Prakash Bhatta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0826-0520)
- Shubham Pant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9055-8494)
- Sher Bahadur Kamar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9485-7846)
- Ramesh Khadayat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9067-1155)
- Pariwesh Raj Bista (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1177-5824)
- Mukesh Bishwakarma
Institutions
- Patan Hospital (NP)
- Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (NP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- eJHaem
- Published
- 2024-08-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jha2.989
- Primary Topic
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00