SEVERITY OF SERUM C-REACTIVE PROTEIN IN RELATION TO GENDER AND DURATION OF METABOLIC SYNDROME

Objective: To determine the severity of serum C-reactive protein in relation to gender and duration of metabolic syndrome. Patients and Methods: The six months cross sectional study covers fifty individuals diagnose as metabolic syndrome visited / admitted at tertiary care hospital were enrolled and recruited in the study. The metabolic syndrome was diagnosed according to the IDF criteria. All the patients with metabolic syndrome was screened and evaluate for severity of serum C-reactive protein. The data saved on pre-designed proforma and analyzed in SPSS 16 while the mean ±SD, frequencies and percentages was calculated. Results: Total 98 patients were documented as raised CRP in patients with metabolic syndrome, of which 73 (74.5%) were females and 25 (25.5%) were males. The mean age ± SD for the population with raised CRP was 47.97±7.98 (years) while the mean ±SD for CRP 22.9±6.75 mg/L in patients with metabolic syndrome. In male population the raised serum CRP in terms of mild, moderate and severe was 12 (48%), 10 (40%) and 03 (12%) while in females population the raised serum CRP in terms of mild, moderate and severe was 35 (47.9%), 27 (36.9%) and 11 (15%) and the severity also directly proportional to the duration of metabolic syndrome. Conclusion: It has been found that the serum CRP level is directly proportional to duration of metabolic syndrome. Keywords: Metabolic syndrome and C-reactive protein.