Analysis on the clinical features of metabolic syndrome in middle-aged and elderly patients
- VernacularTitle:中、老年代谢综合征患者的临床特点分析
- Author:
Jian LI
;
Chunlin LI
;
Fusheng FANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
metabolic syndrome X;
aged;
middle aged;
diabetes mellitus;
blood pressure
- From:
Medical Journal of Chinese People's Liberation Army
2001;0(12):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the different clinical features of metabolic syndrome(MS)in middle-aged and elderly patients.Methods Data were collected from 947 MS patients,for whom the diagnosis was established based on the Chinese criteria.Of them,679 were elderly people and 268 were in middle-age.Laboratory examination and medical history were analyzed.BMI,blood glucose,blood pressure(BP)and lipid profile were measured.Patients were divided into different groups according to age and sex.Results In the elderly group,the age of male and female patients was 81.5?6.5 and 74.5?8.8 years,respectively.BMI of elderly males were higher than that of middle-aged males(27.14?2.51 vs 25.98?2.38).All the elderly patients had higher systolic BP,but lower triglyceride level than that of the middle aged patients.In middle-aged group,female patients had higher high-density lipoprotein.Fasting blood glucose level in all the investigated subjects was correlated with postprandial glucose(for male R2=0.463,P
