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ArticleFrontiers in public health2025

Sex differences in prevalence of metabolic syndrome components and contributing factors among psychiatric patients in Saudi Arabia.

Ali Abdullah Alyousef, Pandurangan Subash-Babu, Ghedeir M Alshammari, Kholoud B Alabdulkareem, Abu ElGasim A Yagoub, Mohammed Abdullah Alomar, Abdulmohsen Jasem Alrashed, Mohammed A Mohammed, Mohammed Abdo Yahya

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Ali Abdullah AlyousefDepartment of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Food and Agricultural Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Pandurangan Subash-BabuDepartment of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Food and Agricultural Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ghedeir M AlshammariDepartment of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Food and Agricultural Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Kholoud B AlabdulkareemDepartment of Social Studies, College of Arts, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abu ElGasim A YagoubDepartment of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Food and Agricultural Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed Abdullah AlomarMental Health Hospital, Al-Ahsa, Ministry of Health, Hofuf, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulmohsen Jasem AlrashedMental Health Hospital, Al-Ahsa, Ministry of Health, Hofuf, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed A MohammedDepartment of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Food and Agricultural Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed Abdo YahyaDepartment of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Food and Agricultural Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Background/objectives: The purpose of this study was to detect sex differences in metabolic syndrome (MS) features and risk variables among Saudi participants. Methods: For this study, 144 patients (52.08% males, 47.92% females) aged 19 to 59 signed a written consent form based on the Declaration of Helsinki, either as a patient or a family member. A cross-sectional survey was used to collect data on family disease history, health, and eating habits. MS components included waist circumstance (WC), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), triglycerides (TGs), fasting glucose (FG), and blood pressure. A chi-square test was used to compare categorical data within and across sexes. Results: The associations between variables were found using Spearman correlation coefficients and simple regression analysis. Anthropometric indices were significantly ( Conclusion: Sex-specific public health policies and management techniques for preventing MS in the older adult population should be created for Saudis who are aging physiologically.

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Mental DisordersMetabolic SyndromeAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceRisk FactorsSaudi ArabiaSex FactorsYoung Adultadultdietary habitsgendermetabolic syndromerisk factors

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