Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and its Components in Kanifing Municipality, The Gambia.

Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a complex syndrome with clustering of interrelated risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Its rising worldwide prevalence has been largely related to the increasing obesity. In The Gambia, the last and only time a MetS related study was conducted, and then reported, was 21 years.

Association of CDH13 Gene Polymorphism and Metabolic Syndrome in Gambian Population.

Background: Polymorphism in gene, which encodes for the adiponectin receptor, T-cadherin, is a genetic risk factor associated with metabolic syndrome. rs3865188, which is found in the promoter region of the gene, has been found to be associated with metabolic syndrome and its traits in Asian and European Caucasian populations. However, to the best of our knowledge, it was yet to be assessed in a Black African population.