Investigation on status quo of metabolic syndrome among populations in west Jiangxi area / 重庆医学

ABSTRACT

Objective To understand the incidence of metabolic syndrome (MS) among populations in the west Jiangxi area and its distribution characteristics.Methods A total of 6 714 people in west Jiangxi area were performed the cross-sectional survey for analyzing the prevalence situation of MS among different age groups and its components related factors.Results The MS incidence rate in west Jiangxi area was 14.6% (male 10.4%,female 19.8%),which in young,middle-aged and elderly groups were 9.4%,14.5% and 9.4% respectively,in which the prevalence rate of various age groups in the youth group were 2.3% fro the group A,7.5% for the group B and 13.8% for the group C respectively.The statistic analysis showed that MS was related with the related risk factors such as age,sex,blood pressure,body mass index,blood sugar and blood lipids.Conclusion The incidence rate of MS in the west Jiangxi area is positively correlated with the age,the risk factors are dominated by obesity,and the MS onset shows the rejuvenation trend.