Associations of exercise, sedentary time and insomnia with metabolic syndrome in Taiwanese older adults: A 1-year follow-up study

Tian

et al. 2017

Sci Rep

The association between insomnia and metabolic syndrome remains unclear, especially among different-aged groups. A cross-sectional study with 8017 participants was performed to identify whether insomnia was associated with metabolic syndrome or not. Demographic characteristics, lifestyles and other risk factors were collected using a predesigned, semi-structured, self-administered questionnaire, and physical examinations were conducted by certificated community physicians. Insomnia was not independently associated with metabolic syndrome across all subjects; however, the association between insomnia and metabolic syndrome was statistically significant in the male group (odds ratio (OR): 1.35, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.02–1.77) and the middle-aged group (OR: 1.40, 95% CI: 1.09–1.79) but not in the female group, the young adult group or the older group. Analyses of the individual components of metabolic syndrome revealed that insomnia was independently associated with raised blood pressure (OR: 1.24, 95% CI: 1.05–1.43) and low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c) (OR: 1.16, 95% CI: 1.01–1.33). Insomnia was also independently associated with the severity of metabolic abnormalities (OR: 1.17, 95% CI: 1.03–1.32). This study demonstrates an independent association between insomnia and metabolic syndrome in males and middle-aged participants, which suggests that treatment for insomnia will contribute to the prevention of metabolic syndrome in males and the middle-aged population.

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confidence: 99%

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Association between Insomnia and Metabolic Syndrome in a Chinese Han Population: A Cross-sectional Study

Tian

et al. 2017

Sci Rep

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

“…6 Some studies have found a protective association of several lifestyles with mortality or cardiovascular risk in adults, including the elderly. [7][8][9][10][11][12] However, few studies have reported the association of a few isolated behaviors, 13,14 or the combination of some biological risk factors 15 with healthcare utilization.…”

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confidence: 99%

Combined Healthy Behaviors and Healthcare Services Use in Older Adults

Hernández-Aceituno

Pérez-Tasigchana

Guallar‐Castillón

et al. 2017

“…Strong associations between the daily number of steps and the risk of MetS development are mostly reported by the authors of cross-sectional studies [15]. Relatively few longitudinal studies have so far been undertaken to determine relationships between the physical activity the elderly and age and their risk of MetS [16].…”

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confidence: 99%

Does Physical Activity Lower the Risk for Metabolic Syndrome: A Longitudinal Study of Physically Active Elderly Women

Zając-Gawlak

Pelclová

Groffik

et al. 2020

Preprint

Background: There are few studies assessing the health of older women with respect to their physical activity. This study sought to determine whether changes in the physical activity of 59 women aged 60+ measured seven years apart and the risk of the participants developing the metabolic syndrome (MetS) were related to each other. Methods: The physical activity of the participants was measured using the accelerometers in 2009 and 2016. Their risk for the MetS was assessed as per the NCEP-ATP III criteria. Results: The number of steps the participants took daily increased between 2009 and 2016 from 10.944±3,560 to 11.652±4865. Women who maintained a high level of physical activity between the measurements, or increased it, had a significantly higher mean concentration of high-density cholesterol in 2016 (80.3 vs. 64.5 mg/dL and 79.2 vs. 66.9mg/dL, respectively). In the latter, a lower concentration of triglycerides (TG) (123.8 vs. 158.3mg/dL) was also observed. In 2016, only 7 women met 3 or more criteria for MetS compared with 24 in 2009; at the same time, the mean number of the MetS criteria met by a participant fell from 2.2±1.4 to 1.4±1.0.Conclusions: The number of MetS criteria that the participants met in 2016 was lower than in 2007, probably due to the high number of steps taken daily. Therefore, their risk of developing cardiovascular diseases was lower too.