A Prospective Study on the Incidence of Metabolic Syndrome in Premenopausal and Postmenopausal Women.

Background: Metabolic syndrome is defined as a state of metabolic dysregulation characterized by insulin resistance, a predisposition to Type 2 diabetes mellitus and atherosclerotic vascular disease. The changing hormonal milieu with altered estrogen and testosterone ratio is the cause of metabolic syndrome at menopausal transition.

Aims And Objectives: This study was designed to determine the incidence of metabolic syndrome and its various components in premenopausal and postmenopausal women from Punjab.