Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in middle-aged and elderly individuals

VernacularTitle:国际糖尿病联盟工作定义在中老年代谢综合征人群中的应用
Author: Wei TANG ; Yuan GAO ; Dan YU ; Hongwen ZHOU ; Tao YANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Metabolic syndrome X; Reference standards
From: Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2011;10(6):413-415
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Totally 1136 individuals aged over 40 underwent health check up in March to May 2009. Fasting blood glucose, 2-h post-challenge blood glucose, glycated hemoglobin A1c ( HbA1c), total cholesterol, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and serum uric acid were measured. The diagnosis of metabolic syndrome was based on the International Diabetes Federation Criteria. The results shows that total body fat, region body fat indices, blood pressure, blood glucose and serum uric acid levels increased with the age ( P < 0.01) . The prevalence rate of metabolic syndrome in this group of individuals were 15. 1% (171/1136) , and increased with age (P<0.01). The most common combination of metabolic syndrome was central obesity-hypertension-dyslipidemia (40. 9% , 70/171). Unconditional logistic regression revealed that waist-hip-ratio, body mass index and uric acid were the risk factors for metabolic syndrome.