**8. Lifestyle habits as risk factors for metabolic syndrome in women**

There is an inverse relationship between socio-economic status and obesity in high-income countries but consistent positive association between obesity and socio-economic status in low- resource countries [62]. The transition towards Western lifestyle and urbanization which is accompanied by access to clean water and electricity, reduced housing density, more money available to spend on food, higher energy intake, commuting by taxi/vehicle and reduced physical activity or increased sedentary behavior have positively associated with obesity [56, 63]. The risk of developing specific components of MetSy such as obesity, hyperlipidaemia, hypertension, and elevated fasting blood sugar, has been largely attributed to environmental stressors including poor nutrition with consumption of high-calorie diets which are cheaper and fill the stomach at a cheaper price than healthy food, lack of exercise, and smoking [4]. There is a growing trends among the youths and young adult engaging in alcohol binge drinking, this conduct was found to be significantly associated with lower levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). The low HDL-C increases the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases among these participants [64].
