Abstract
Objectives: (a) To determine the change in the lipid profile, β-lipoprotein shift ratio (B-LSR) and serum fasting glucose (SG) in metabolic syndrome( MS) and control.(b) To determine the effects of age and body mass index (BMI) on the measured parameters.
Methods: This study was conducted in AL-Darkeslea area in Mosul province. during the period from January to April 2007. Fasting blood samples were collected from100 patients, 60 patients with metabolic syndrome MS according to WHO criteria and 40 apparently healthy subjects. The collected data were analysed by 2- sample t-test and the effects of the age and BMI on the measured parameters were determined by correlation coefficient.
Results: B-LSR was higher in MS patients than in the control group (P
