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  • The study compares the prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome (MS) in two groups: hemodialysis patients and kidney transplant patients.
  • The research included 108 patients, with an average age of 52.3 years, divided into 61 dialysis patients and 47 transplant patients.
  • Results showed that transplant patients had a significantly lower prevalence of MS (34%) compared to dialysis patients (55.7%), highlighting the need for careful monitoring of kidney transplant recipients for MS symptoms.

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Several epidemiological studies have assessed various components of Metabolic Syndrome (MS) in different populations, but only a few compared the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in dialysis and transplant patients. The aim of this study is to compare the prevalence of MS in dialysis and transplant patients. Two groups of patients were included; hemodialysis patients and patients with transplanted kidneys. Demographic and clinical history, and lab data were collected. A total of 108 patients were included in this study with a mean age of 52.3 (±16.29) years. Study groups included 61 (56.5%) dialysis patients, and 47 (43.5%) patients with transplanted kidneys. Upon comparing the prevalence of metabolic syndrome between the two study groups, transplant patients had significantly lower prevalence of metabolic syndrome (34%) compared to that of metabolic syndrome in patients on dialysis (55.7%; =0.016). As metabolic syndrome plays an important role in the pathology of elderly patients, especially those with transplanted kidneys, such findings indicate the need for close monitoring of kidney transplant patients for the manifestations of metabolic syndrome.

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