Metabolic Syndrome

Healio and Cardiology Today present meeting highlights from the Cardiometabolic Health Congress. From the meeting, Healio readers were interested in statin intolerance, wearable devices, metabolic syndrome, health technology and more.

Women with hyperandrogenemia are at greater risk for metabolic syndrome, dysglycemia than women without hyperandrogenemia, and this heightened risk may be predicted by sex hormone-binding globulin levels, according to findings published in Obesity.

Middle-aged women with polycystic ovary syndrome exhibit only a moderately unfavorable cardiometabolic profile compared with age-matched controls, although they often present with an increased BMI and waist circumference, according to findings published in Clinical Endocrinology.

LAS VEGAS — Multispecialty metabolic centers, based on the cancer center model, should be established at the national level to address metabolic syndrome-related diseases, particularly with bariatric surgery, according to a keynote speaker at ObesityWeek.

Metabolic syndrome status numerically affected the median Psoriasis Area and Severity Index score changes in patients receiving Ilumya 100 mg or 200 mg or Enbrel but was not clinically lower, according to research presented at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy Nexus.

A JAMA study showing how an intervention improved adherence to the Mediterranean diet was one of the top stories in cardiology last week.

Investigators found significant correlations between genetic and environmental influences on metabolic syndrome and chronic kidney disease, according to a recently published study.

A presentation at the Cardiometabolic Heath Congress that discussed trends in diabetes care — particularly new continuous glucose monitoring devices and HbA1c alternatives — was the week’s top story in endocrinology.

Adults with metabolic syndrome assigned to a reduced-calorie Mediterranean diet plan with physical activity and behavioral support were more likely to stick with the program, report better diet quality and reduce their cardiovascular risk factors at 12 months compared with adults assigned to an unrestricted Mediterranean eating plan, according to an interim analysis of the PREDIMED-Plus trial published in JAMA.

An intervention promoting an energy-reduced Mediterranean diet and physical activity was linked with better adherence to the Mediterranean diet at 1 year compared with the traditional Mediterranean diet in individuals with metabolic syndrome, according to interim results from the PREDIMED-Plus study.