A study of lipoprotein (a) and biochemical parameters of metabolic syndrome among younger population

Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions that occur together, increasing your risk of heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes. Aim & Objective: Due to the scarcity of studies about the epidemiological behaviour of Lp(a) in our country, the main aim of our research is to study the relationship between Lp(a) and the metabolic syndrome and its components in younger population Materials & Methods: A total of 136 subjects were enrolled into the study. A pre-structured and pretested proforma was used to collect the data. Baseline data including age, gender, religion, detailed medical history, clinical examinations and relevant investigations such as HDL-cholesterol, triglyceride, lipoprotein (a) and fasting glucose were done in the study. Analysis was done by SPSS version 18. In our study, 46.2% males and 43.1% females were affected by metabolic syndrome with no significant correlation with sex. Lipoprotein (a) level is increased in the metabolic syndrome category by Modified NCEP ATP III Criteria and IDF Criteria. Lipoprotein (a) level has significant correlation with the metabolic syndrome according to their p values (<0.01). It has significantly correlated with the individual components of metabolic syndrome and age category too (p value <0.01)