Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among workers from campus police of yaounde i university-cameroon

Objective: Metabolic syndrome is still unknown among Cameroonian population and few studies have been done among workers in Africa. This study aimed to estimate metabolic syndrome prevalence among Campus Police workers of Yaounde I University, Cameroon. Methods: A total of 53 workers (6 women and 47men) participated in the study, they were aged between 20-55 years. For their studied data, they were referred to the Andre Fouda Medical Fundation in Yaounde. Metabolic syndrome was diagnosed using Adult Treatment Panel-III (ATP-III) 2001 guidelines. Results: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome among workers was (5.66%). Low HDL Cholesterol (54.72%), High blood pressure level (41.51%) and abdominal obesity (20.75%) were respectively the commonest metabolic syndrome features. 5.66%, 0% and 0% had three, four and five criteria for metabolic syndrome, respectively. A high proportion of the workers (79.25%) has at least one metabolic syndrome abnormality. Conclusion: Although metabolic syndrome prevalence is still low among Campus police workers of Yaounde I University, a high proportion of them are already at greater metabolic syndrome risk. Annual Medical check-up and educational programs for cardiovascular diseases in these workers should be an efficient measure for good cardiovascular health.