[Obesity and the metabolic syndrome: a new epidemic].

The disorder now known as the "metabolic syndrome "was first recognized 50 years ago, but the use of various definitions led to confusion over its real nature. The metabolic syndrome is directly linked to android obesity, which reflects insulin resistance; it lies at the root of all associated risk factors and is a forerunner of type 2 diabetes. Screening is based on systematic waist measurement, taking ethnic origin into account.

Military community: a privileged site for clinical research: Epidemiological Study of Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors in the Military Environment.

The metabolic syndrome is considered to be an important public health problem. The Epidemiological Study of Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors in the Military Environment is a prospective epidemiological study that is designed to identify clinical and laboratory parameters of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk factors with an initial 1-year cross-sectional study followed by a 10-year follow-up and patient care. One hundred eight-five (9%) of 2,045 military personnel subjects presented at least three of the five National Cholesterol Education Program Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III) criteria.

[Urinary dipsticks must not be used to detect diabetes-induced incipient nephropathy].

Introduction: Microalbuminuria is an early indication of diabetic nephropathy in patients with Type 1 diabetes and a marker of cardiovascular in patients with type 2 diabetes. It must therefore be assessed annually in these patients. We sought to determine whether semiquantitative determination of proteinuria with urinary dipsticks was useful for this purpose.