Changes in Terms of Metabolic Syndrome, Its Occurrence in the Civilian Population, and in Hungarian and Foreign Military Organizations
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Abstract
Obesity again has become the center of attention due to its growing incidence experienced in the last decade and its strong coherence to cardiovascular diseases. Especially abdominal obesity together with dyslipidemia featuring hypertonia, hyperglycemia, high level of triglycerides, and low level of HDL3 cholesterol accounts for cardiovascular risks. The independent and comprehensive term metabolic syndrome is used for their frequent collective occurrence and combination. In the past years, the term cardiometabolic risk was created by considering other cardiovascular factors besides the components of the syndrome. Increase in the number of the obese was observed in military organizations world- wide, too. Parallel to obesity, there is a growing number of both professional and contracted servicemen in the Hungarian Defence Force exposed to the increased danger of cardiometabolic disease according to the metabolic syndrome criteria’s. The efficient reduction of cardiometabolic risk is possible with appropriate prevention strategies. The population’s primary and secondary prevention starts in primary care with the involvement of family doctors, but it is also a fundamental responsibility in the military healthcare system in order to preserve a force fit to fight.