Relation between the metabolic syndrome and lacunar cerebral infarction
BAI Chun
YU Kai
YAN Ying-lin
WANG Yong-jun
GAO Su-ying
YANG Hong-na
REN Rui-feng
Abstract：Objective To study the relation between the metabolic syndrome (MS) and lacunar cerebral infarction(LACI),Methods Three hundred seventy-three LACI patients (203 men and 170 women) who met the diagnostic criteria of the China Guideline for Cerebrovascular Disease Prevention and Treatment were enrolled.278 control subjects (140 men and 138 women) without the clinical signs of cerebral infarction were selected by detailed case history and physical examination and CT or MRI.The prevalence and risk of MS were observed in LACI group and control.MS was defined by the modified criteria in Chinese.Results The prevalence of MS in LACI groups was 38.9% in men and 45.9% in women.The prevalence of MS was significantly high in LACI groups compared with control subjects (P＜0.01).The components level of MS showed significant difference between LACI groups and control subjects (P＜0.05).The MS was associated with 3.25 and 2.65 fold higher risk of LACI in men and women(P＜0.01).Conclusions There is a close relation between MS and LACI.MS is an important risk factor of LACI.
Keywords：Metabolic syndromeCerebral infarctionRisk factor
Publication Date：2010-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2026-09-14(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)