ROLE OF HIGH SENSITIVE C - REACTIVE PROTEIN IN METABOLIC SYNDROME

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR:
Dr.Sugunakar. C,
Qr 6, No.310,
K.I.M.S. Campus, Amalapuram,
E.G. Dist., Andhra Pradesh – 533201.
Email-drsugunakar@yahoo.co.in

ABSTRACT:The metabolic syndrome is a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors associated with an increased risk for developing cardiovascular disease and type-2 diabetes mellitus. However, worldwide there is no accepted criterion for the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome. Further, in light of many recent findings indicating that elevated levels of inflammatory markers, such as high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), increase risk of diabetes and CVD, it has also been proposed that inflammation, as measured by such markers, be included in the definition of the syndrome. There are data indicating that elevated hs-CRP levels predict development of the metabolic syndrome, at least in women. Among apparently healthy men and women, the levels of high-sensitivity-CRP (hs-CRP) of<1, 1–3 and >3 mg/l distinguish between those at low, moderate and high risk of future cardiovascular disease. We report a study conducted on fifty selected patients between age groups 20 – 55 years admitted in our institute during the period from November 2011 to October 2013.The study was mainly aimed at evaluating the relation of high sensitive c reactive proteins in the components of metabolic syndrome.

KEYWORDS: metabolic syndrome, C - reactive protein.