Objective To explore the epidemiological features of the metabolic syndrome in a cohort study of Xiangtan Mengkuang in China.Methods The prevalence rate,means and standard deviation of various risk factors associated with metabolic syndrome were analysed on the basis of base-line survey of risk factors of 5792 subjects(aged 25 years-old~) in 2004.Results (1)The prevalence rate of metabolic syndrome was 12.9%(12.4% in males,and 13.7% in females,P