Gender- and Age-Specific Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome Among Korean Adults

Park, Eunok; Kim, JinShil

doi:10.1097/jcn.0000000000000142

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“…Studies have shown that MetS prevalence differs according to gender, age, and country [2–7, 14, 15]. Using the National Cholesterol Education Program’s (NCEP) definition of MetS, age-adjusted prevalence of MetS among adults over 20 years of age is estimated at 31.3 % in Korea [4], which is similar to estimates in the US [2].…”

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confidence: 70%

“…Using the National Cholesterol Education Program’s (NCEP) definition of MetS, age-adjusted prevalence of MetS among adults over 20 years of age is estimated at 31.3 % in Korea [4], which is similar to estimates in the US [2]. The prevalence of MetS has been increasing [4, 14] over the last decades; this increase has been attributed to an increased incidence of dyslipidemia and abdominal obesity in Korean adults [4, 14]. Among old adults, MetS prevalence has been reported to vary from 20 to 60 %, with higher prevalence in females than males in several studies [3, 5–7, 15].…”

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confidence: 98%

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Gender differences in metabolic syndrome components among the Korean 66-year-old population with metabolic syndrome

Lee

Kwak

et al. 2016

BMC Geriatr

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BackgroundGender is thought to be an important factor in metabolic syndrome and its outcomes. Despite a number of studies that have demonstrated differences in metabolism and its components that are dependent on gender, limited information about gender differences on the characteristics of metabolic syndrome and its components is available regarding the Korean old adult population. This study aimed to identify gender differences in characteristics of the metabolic syndrome and other risk factors for cardiovascular disease.MethodsSecondary analysis of data from a nationwide cross-sectional survey for health examination at the time of transitioning from midlife to old age was performed. Multiple logistic regression models were used to estimate adjusted odds ratios and 95 % confidence intervals for gender differences among the Korean 66-year-old population with metabolic syndrome.ResultsGender differences in metabolic syndrome components that contributed to the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome were identified. In males, the most common component was high blood sugar levels (87.5 %), followed by elevated triglyceride levels (83.5 %) and high blood pressure (83.1 %). In females, the most commonly identified component was elevated triglyceride levels (79.0 %), followed by high blood sugar levels (78.6 %) and high blood pressure (78.5 %). Gender differences for other risk factors for cardiovascular disease, including family history, health habits, and body mass index were observed.ConclusionsGender-specific public health policies and management strategies to prevent cardiovascular disease among the older adult population should be developed for Koreans undergoing the physiological transition to old age.

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Gender differences in metabolic syndrome components among the Korean 66-year-old population with metabolic syndrome

Lee

Kwak

et al. 2016

BMC Geriatr

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“…Other studies conducted in Iran and other parts of the world reported a higher prevalence for MS. The prevalence of this disorder among adults was 38.5% in the United States [9], 27.8% in Spain [32], 21.1% in France [10], 25.9% in Norway [33], 54.8% in Mexico [11], 35.73% in Morocco [2], 30% in Tanzania [34], 25% in Korea [35], 21.3 -39% in China [12,13], 40-50% in India [36], 21% in Saudi Arabia [14], 36.3% in Jordan [37], 33.5% in Turkey [15], and 21.9% -32% in different regions of Iran [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]. Possible reasons for this difference and lower prevalence of MS, are racial and regional differences, age differences between studies, and the use of different definitions for MS.…”

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Metabolic syndrome and its risk factors among middle aged population of Iran, a population based study

Ebrahimi

Emamian

Shariati

et al. 2016

Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Revi

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“…Sex-specific [52] risk predictors should be considered in primary prevention for incidence of MetS in workplaces. Each component of MetS intervention has independent goals to be achieved, while no single effective pharmacological treatment simultaneously affecting all components of MetS equally has yet been found.…”

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Utilizing the metabolic syndrome component count in workers’ health surveillance: An example of day-time vs. day-night rotating shift workers

Lin¹,

Hsieh²,

Chen³

2015

Int J Occup Med Environ Health

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Objectives: To establish a practical method for assessing the general metabolic health conditions among different employee groups, this study utilized the total count of metabolic syndrome (MetS) elements as a parameter, and performed a retrospective analysis comparing changes of MetS component count (MSC) of 5 years among day-time work (DW) and day-andnight rotating shift work (RSW) employees. Material and Methods: The data of personal histories, physical examinations, blood tests, abdominal sonographic examinations and occupational records were collected from a cohort of workers in an electronics manufacturing company. We first defined the arithmetic mean value of MSC as MSC density (MSCD) for the employee group; then we compared the changes of MSCD over 5 years between DW and RSW workers. Occupational, personal and health records were analyzed for the 1077 workers with an initial mean age of 32.4 years (standard deviation (SD): 6.2 years), including 565 RSW workers (52%). Results: The initial MSCDs were 1.26 and 1.12 (p = 0.06) for DW and RSW workers, respectively; after 5 years, the increments of MSCD for DW and RSW workers were 0.10 and 0.39, respectively (p < 0.01). By performing multivariate logistic regression analyses, and comparing with DW co-workers, final results indicated that the workers exposed to RSW have 1.7-fold increased risk of elevated MSCD (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.28-2.25, p < 0.01); and are 38% less likely (adjusted rate ratio (aRR) 0.62, 95% CI: 0.45-0.86, p < 0.01) to attain decreased MSCD. Conclusions: These observations demonstrate that changes of MSCD are significantly different between DW and RSW workers, and are increasingly associated with RSW exposure. In conclusion, MSCD can represent the general metabolic health conditions of a given employee group; MSC, MSCD and their transitional changes can be applied as simple and standardized tools for monitoring metabolic health risk profiles when managing employee health, at both the individual and company levels.

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Gender- and Age-Specific Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome Among Korean Adults

Cited by 56 publications

References 32 publications

Gender differences in metabolic syndrome components among the Korean 66-year-old population with metabolic syndrome

Gender differences in metabolic syndrome components among the Korean 66-year-old population with metabolic syndrome

Metabolic syndrome and its risk factors among middle aged population of Iran, a population based study

Utilizing the metabolic syndrome component count in workers’ health surveillance: An example of day-time vs. day-night rotating shift workers

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