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Publication Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome among Subjects attending General Health Checkup of a Tertiary Center of Kathmandu, Nepal(Institute of Medicine, 2021) Shakya, Yagya L; Raut, Shankar; Shrestha, Tirtha M; Neupane, Ram PABSTRACT Introduction: Metabolic syndrome is one of the major concerns of modern health causing morbidity and mortality. The metabolic syndrome is the constellation of metabolic disorders - insulin resistance; obesity, dyslipidemia and hypertension that are interrelated which lead to higher risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, stroke, atherosclerosis and serious health condition. The study focused on the prevalence of all the metabolic syndrome cases that came to general health checkup (GHC) of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital. Methods: The study was a cross-sectional retrospective study of all cases that came to GHC from July 2019 to October 2019. GHC records files of all patients that came for their general health check-up were used to obtain data that included demographic details and the criteria for metabolic syndrome. Waist circumference, weight, height and blood investigations were sent as a routine examination of the general health checkup. Data analysis was done in Microsoft Excel 2019 and SPSS 20. Results: Among 311 cases enrolled in our study, 99 (31.8%) met the revised National Cholesterol Education Program, Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP ATP III) criteria for metabolic syndrome. Among those with metabolic syndrome, males were 52 (52.53%) and females were 47 (47.47%). Also, 81 (81.81%) out of 99 cases had decreased HDL (<1.03 mmol/L for males and <1.30 mmol/L for females), which was the most common component of metabolic syndrome in the study. Conclusion: Metabolic syndrome is present in almost one third of the studied apparently healthy patients coming for general health checkup and it emphasizes on awareness regarding screening for metabolic syndrome. Keywords: General health checkup, metabolic syndromePublication Risk Factors for Gall Stone Diseases in Patients Presenting to General Practice Out Patient Department in a Tertiary Care Center in Nepal(Institute of Medicine, 2019) Neupane, Ram P; Shrestha, Tirtha M; Raut, Shankar; Aacharya, Ramesh PABSTRACT Introduction Gallstone disease (GSD) is a major public health problem that is associated with a number of risk factors. This study aims to analyze the risk factors of GSD in patients visiting General Practice Outpatient Department of Tribhuvan Universtiy Teaching Hospital. Methods A case-control study of 174 participants comprising 85 cases with GSD and 89 controls without GSD, as confirmed by ultrasonography of abdomen was conducted as hospital based in outpatient department of General practice, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu from 1st February 2018 to 31st January, 2019. The participants were asked questions regarding putative risk factors for development of GSD and underwent physical and ultrasonographic examination. Risk factors included were age, sex, BMI, occupation, co-morbidities e.g. diabetes mellitus, hemolytic diseases, family history of GSD, smoking status, alcohol consumption, parity if applicable and dietary history. Data analysis was done by univariate method. Results The mean age of the case group was 47.82 years whereas mean age for the control was 46.51 years (p=0.355). 22% of cases were male and 78% were female where as in control group 29% were male (p=0.3030). Majority of the participants in both group were housewife by occupation and Hindu by religion.Mean BMI of the cases and control were 24.05 kg/m2 and 21.13kg/m2 respectively. BMI was found significant for the gall stone diseases ( p=<0.001). Similarly, Diabetes mellitus was found significant for GSD (p=0.001). 98% cases and 61% in control group were Non-vegetarians with significant p value of 0.021. Smoking (p=0.005), Non-vegetarian diet (p=0.021), family history of gall stone disease (p<0.001) and parity (p<0.001) were also found significant for the gall stone disease. Conclusion High BMI, non-vegetarian diet, family history of gall stone disease, diabetes mellitus, smoking and increased parity were associated with gall stone diseases. Keywords: Gall stone diseases, parity, risk factors, smoking, tertiary centet