PREVALENCE OF ANEMIA IN PATIENTS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME

Metabolic syndrome is a condition linking insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, hyperglycemia, and hypertension that increases the risk of developing diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and subsequent cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Anemia is more common and more severe in patients with metabolic syndrome compared to patients without metabolic syndrome. Aim: This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of anemia and the metabolic syndrome with special interest in the coexistence of these two problems as well as the possible links.