Shrestha, SChandra, LAryal, MDas, BKLPandey, SBaral, N2025-08-142025-08-142010https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/1544Shrestha S1, Chandra L2, Aryal M3, Das BKL4, Pandey S5 , Baral N6 1,4-6Department of Biochemistry, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal 2Department of Biochemistry, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India 3Department of Biochemistry, Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel, NepalABSTRACT Background Metabolic syndrome is a constellation of physical conditions and metabolic abnormalities, commonly occurring together, that increases an individual’s risk for development of type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases. Oxidative stress is associated with diabetes, hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases while the role of oxidative stress in pathogenesis of MS is not clearly defined. Objectives The study aims to find out the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in faculty and staff members at BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal and to evaluate oxidative stress levels in subjects with metabolic syndrome. Methods 118 healthy participants working at B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal were selected at random for this cross-sectional study and blood samples were collected for the estimation of the following biochemical analytes; fasting glucose; triglycerides; total cholesterol; high density lipoprotein cholesterol; Albumin; uric acid; Bilirubin; Malondialdehyde; Catalase; Glutathione peroxidase; Superoxide Dismutase; Glutathione; vitamin C; and lastly vitamin E. Results In this cross-sectional study, 39% subjects were diagnosed with metabolic syndrome , particularly in sedentary subjects. There was no difference in oxidative stress except significant rises in serum uric acid levels and catalase activity in subjects diagnosed with metabolic syndrome . Conclusion The prevalence of metabolic syndrome is higher without oxidative stress in this study, which suggests that oxidative stress does not contribute to the pathogenesis of MS in otherwise healthy subjects. Key Words antioxidants, lipid peroxidation, metabolic syndrome, oxidative stressen-USArticle