Abstract

GUTIERREZ, María de los Ángeles et al. Expression of metabolic syndrome against environmental factors. Acta bioquím. clín. latinoam. [online]. 2016, vol.50, n.4, pp.745-752. ISSN 0325-2957.

The metabolic syndrome (MS) is defined as the association of metabolic disorders and inflammatory diseases at molecular, cellular or hemodynamic levels, which may occur simultaneously or sequentially in the same individual. This adds an increased risk of developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease, based on insulin resistance. MS diagnosis is made when there are two or more additional components and abdominal obesity: elevated triglycerides, high density lipoprotein (HDL) low, altered regulation of blood glucose and high blood pressure. In this context, and given its relationship with environmental factors, the objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship of MS in populations exposed to different levels of air pollution,determining the association with the responses obtained from a socio-economic survey and health history, and contrasting them with a blood test. Finally, the results show intercurrences between the degree of air pollution and SM.

Keywords : Metabolic syndrome; Air pollution; Leukocytes; Glucose.

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