METABOLIC SYNDROME: IDENTIFYING RISK FACTORS IN CLIMACTERIC WOMEN

Objective: To identify the association of Metabolic Syndrome (MS) and sociodemographic factors, life habits, eating habits, anthropometric measures and clinical factors of climacteric women assisted in primary care. Methods: Cross-sectional and analytical epidemiological study, with a sample composed of 874 climacteric women selected by means of a simple random sampling. The evaluation of the MS was performed according to National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III. We used the statistical analysis by the chi-square test, considering p <0.05. Results: The characterization of variables related to the Metabolic Syndrome reported that most women had MS (56.8%). There were significant associations of MS with age (p= 0.004), schooling (p= 0.015), paid activity outside the home (p = 0.050), smoking (p = 0.016), salt usage in food (p= 0.021), fruit ingestion (p= 0.009) and body mass index (p=0.000). Conclusiones: It was possible to observe a high prevalence of MS in the studied population. MS was associated with sociodemographic factors, life habits, eating habits, anthropometric measures, clinical and obstetric factors.