Effectiveness of some dietary and lifestyle interventions for metabolic syndrome in people aged 25-64 years old in Thai Binh province

Abstract

The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of interventions on metabolic syndrome (MetS) in 184 people aged 25-64 years old in 4 communes of Thai Binh province from August 2020 to January 2021. Results after the intervention by means of communication, diet, and exercise showed that after the interventions the prevalence of MetS decrease from 100 to 63.7%, and the intervention effectiveness was 13.7%. The mean of MetS components decreased by 0.63±0.10. Comparing the blood indexes before and after the intervention, the mean of glucose decreased by 0.36±0.17 mmol/l, the mean of high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) increased by 0.126±0.047 mmol/l, and the mean of triglyceride decreased by 0.25±0.12 mmol/l. Interventions have the effect of reducing the syndrome rate and its components.