Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease risk factors in adults with cerebral palsy

Metabolic syndrome was identified in 17.1% of the cohort, higher than the 10% in the NHANES registry. The FHS CVD 30?year lipid and body mass index (BMI)?based risk factor results showed that 20% to 40% of the cohort was at greater risk of developing CVD (BMI?based: 39.7% 'full' CVD risk factor; lipid?based: 26.5% 'full' CVD risk factor) as compared to the FHS normative population data. There was a positive correlation between GMFCS level, waist circumference (r=0.28, p=0.02), and waist?to?hip ratio (r=0.28, p=0.02).