Assessment of Physical Activity Levels in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome

Background: Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of conditions like abdominal obesity, elevated blood glucose level, elevated blood pressure and dyslipidemia, which increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). MetS is often associated with poorer health related quality of life. Objective: The main objective of the study was to assess physical activity (PA) levels in MetS patients by administering International physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ). Methodology: A six month prospective study was carried out in 156 patients of either gender, in the age group 18-70 years, attending a tertiary care hospital. The data was collected from patient case sheets and recorded in self designed data collection form. The PA was assessed by using IPAQ. Descriptive statistics and ANOVA were used to analyse data. Results: The occurrence of MetS was higher in males (61.54%) than in females (38.46%). The maximum number of patients were in the age group 51-70 years and they were having low PA. It was observed that males had higher total scores in almost all the domains (Work, transportation, domestic and leisure time) when compared to females. Conclusion: Physical activity assessment is important to educate the patients regarding the impact of lifestyle in control of complications arising due to MetS.