Relationship between Metabolic Syndrome Components and Severity of Asthma in Outpatients Referring to Alzahra Hospital Clinic

Abstract

Background: Metabolic syndrome is the most common problem worldwide associated with numerous complications. Some studies indicated that metabolic syndrome is associated with asthma; therefore, this study aimed to investigate the possible relationship between metabolic syndrome components and severity of asthma in outpatients referring to Alzahra Hospital in Isfahan, Iran. Materials and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on 200 patients with asthma referring to Alzahra Lung Clinic in Isfahan, Iran, within 2018-2020. The severity of asthma was evaluated by the Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma by the National Institutes of Health. The association between different categories of asthma severity and metabolic syndrome was investigated. Results: The patients were divided into four categories according to the severity of asthma, including intermittent (n=63), mild (n=63), moderate (n=56), and severe (n=18). Moreover, 38.5 (n=77) of patients had metabolic syndrome, and there was no significant relationship between different categories of asthma severity and metabolic syndrome (P=0.73). Conclusion: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome is high among patients with asthma; however, there was no significant relationship between metabolic syndrome and different categories of asthma severity. © 2021 NRITLD, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Iran.