Factors Positively Influencing Health Are Associated with a Lower Risk of Development of Metabolic Syndrome in Korean Men: The 2007–2009 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
| Autor: | Mira Cho, Jae-Woo Lee, Tae-Jong Kim, Hee-Taik Kang, Shinhye Kim, Hyoung-Ji Lim |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Alcohol Drinking 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Lower risk 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Exercise Abdominal obesity business.industry Metabolic Syndrome X Confounding Smoking Odds ratio Anthropometry medicine.disease Confidence interval Physical therapy Original Article medicine.symptom Metabolic syndrome Family Practice business Sleep Demography |
| Zdroj: | Korean Journal of Family Medicine |
| ISSN: | 2092-6715 2005-6443 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND The prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) has risen rapidly worldwide, including in South Korea. Factors related to lifestyle are closely associated with the development of MetS. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between MetS and a number of factors positively influencing health, namely non-smoking, low-risk drinking, sufficient sleep, regular exercise, and the habit of reading food labels, among Korean men. METHODS This cross-sectional study included 3,869 men from the 2007-2009 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Information on five factors positively influencing their health was obtained using a self-reported questionnaire. We categorized subjects into four groups, depending on the number of positive factors reported (group I, 0-1 factor; group II, 2 factors; group III, 3 factors; group IV, 4-5 factors). RESULTS Men who reported a greater number of positive health factors had better laboratory and anthropometric values than men who reported fewer positive health factors. The prevalence of MetS was 29.1, 27.2, 20.7, and 14.6% in groups I to IV, respectively. Compared to group I, odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) for MetS were 0.96 (0.78-1.19) in group II, 0.67 (0.52-0.87) in group III, and 0.52 (0.35-0.76) in group IV, after adjusting for confounding factors. Odds ratios for abdominal obesity, glucose intolerance, and hypertriglyceridemia were statistically significant. CONCLUSION A greater number of positive lifestyle factors influencing health were associated with a lower risk of developing MetS, in a nationally representative sample of Korean men. |
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