Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Chinese nickel-exposed workers.

Ai Min Yang; Ya Na Bai; Hong Quan PU; Tong Zhang Zheng; Ning Cheng; Juan Sheng LI; Hai Yan LI; Ya Wei Zhang; Jiao Ding; Hui SU; Xiao Wei Ren; Xiao Bin HU

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Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Chinese nickel-exposed workers.

Author: Ai Min YANG ^{1
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2} ; Ya Na BAI ¹ ; Hong Quan PU ³ ; Tong Zhang ZHENG ⁴ ; Ning CHENG ⁵ ; Juan Sheng LI ⁶ ; Hai Yan LI ³ ; Ya Wei ZHANG ⁴ ; Jiao DING ³ ; Hui SU ³ ; Xiao Wei REN ⁶ ; Xiao Bin HU ⁶
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1. College of Earth and Environmental Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China
2. School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China.
3. Workers' Hospital of Jinchuan Group Co. Ltd., Jinchang 737103, Gansu, China.
4. School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8034, USA.
5. Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Medicine of Gansu Province, College of Basic Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China.
6. School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China.
Publication Type:Letter
MeSH: Adult; Aged; China; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Male; Metabolic Syndrome; epidemiology; Middle Aged; Nickel; Occupational Exposure; Prevalence; Young Adult
From: Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2014;27(6):475-477
CountryChina
Language:English
Abstract: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) was investigated in Chinese nickel-exposed workers. A total of 35 104 subjects were enrolled in this study. The age-adjusted prevalence of MS, BMI⋝25, diabetes, hypertension, and abnormal lipid was 13.9%, 29.5%, 12.8%, 27.5%, and 47.1%, respectively. The prevalence of BMI⋝25, hyperglycemia, and hypertension increased with the age of males and females, and was higher in males than in females (37.1% vs 21.5%, 15.9% vs 12.1%, 35.0% vs 24.3%, 54.3% vs 40.4%).