The prevalence of metabolic syndrome among adults in rural areas of Ningxia Hui autonomous region
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1426.2017.06.005
- VernacularTitle:宁夏泾源县成人代谢综合征患病率调查
- Author:
Ting WANG
;
Haidong ZHANG
;
Qingling LU
;
Haili XUE
;
Fuxia WANG
;
Zhong MA
;
Jinlian WANG
;
Xiaowei LI
;
Xiufeng YU
;
Xuhong HOU
;
Qingyi SUN
;
Weiping JIA
;
Lanjie HE
- Keywords:
Metabolic syndrome;
Prevalence
- From:
Chinese Journal of Internal Medicine
2017;56(6):409-413
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) among adults in rural areas of Ningxia Hui autonomous region.Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in 10 639 adults enrolled with a multistage method from Jingyuan County.The MS was identified according to Chinese type 2 diabetes prevention guide (2013).Results Among all the subjects, 17.4% of them met the MS definition with the standardized prevalence of 14.7% after adjustment of sex and age.The prevalence and standardized rate of MS in men were 19.9% and 17.3%, and in women were 15.3% and 13.5%.The prevalence of MS in men was higher than that in women(P<0.001) and increased with aging in both genders.The prevalence and standardized rate of abdominal obesity,hyperglycemia,hypertension,high triglycerides,and low HDL-C were 19.5% and 16.7%, 15.0% and 12.9%, 42.0% and 37.1%, 25.8% and 23.1%, 28.5% and 27.7%,respectively.The rate of abdominal obesity was higher in women than in men (20.5% vs 18.2%, P=0.004), whereas the rate of hypertension, high triglycerides, and low HDL-C were higher in men than in women (all P<0.01).The prevalence of having one parameter of the MS was 68.4%.Conclusion The prevalence of MS is higher in rural areas of Ningxia Hui autonomous region, suggesting that a series of comprehensive prevention measures should be carried out to prevent and control the MS so as to improve the public health conditions in rural areas.
