Metabolic syndrome and its association with socio-economic level in students

Purpose to investigate the association between socioeconomic status and the presence of metabolic syndrome (MS) in public schools in the city of Montes Claros-MG. Methods this is a cross-sectional study, analytical. We evaluated 382 children between 10 and 16 years from the cluster sampling. Socioeconomic status was divided into high and low and MS was diagnosed using the criteria of the International Diabetes Federation. For data analysis, we used the chi-square test (p <0.05) and odds ratios (with 95% confidence). Results the students of lower socioeconomic class showed changes in nutritional status and laboratory tests, which contributed to the presence of MS in 8.7% school. Conclusion the low socioeconomic status contributes significantly to opportune diagnosis of MS and also operates in the incidence of this disease, because their belong ingare more exposed to risk factors.

本研究旨在探究巴西米纳斯吉拉斯州蒙蒂斯克拉鲁斯市公立学校学生的社会经济地位与代谢综合征（metabolic syndrome, MS）患病情况之间的关联。方法：本研究为分析性横断面研究，采用整群抽样方法，纳入382名10至16岁的儿童开展评估。将社会经济地位划分为高、低两个层级，依据国际糖尿病联盟（International Diabetes Federation, IDF）的诊断标准确诊代谢综合征。数据分析采用卡方检验（检验水准p<0.05）以及比值比（附带95%置信区间）。结果：社会经济地位较低的学生呈现营养状态与实验室指标异常，该群体的代谢综合征患病率达8.7%。结论：低社会经济地位可显著助力代谢综合征的及时诊断，同时也会提升该疾病的发病风险，原因在于该群体暴露于更多代谢综合征相关危险因素。