1. Association between physical activity and metabolic syndrome in older adults in Korea: Analysis of data from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey IV.
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Choi, Mona, Yeom, Hye-A, and Jung, Dukyoo
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METABOLIC syndrome risk factors ,CROSS-sectional method ,RESEARCH funding ,LOGISTIC regression analysis ,SEX distribution ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,ODDS ratio ,WAIST circumference ,BLOOD sugar ,METABOLIC syndrome ,DATA analysis software ,TRIGLYCERIDES ,BLOOD pressure ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,PHYSICAL activity ,OBESITY ,OLD age - Abstract
The prevalence of metabolic syndrome is consistently increasing among Korean adults and is reported to be particularly high among older adults in Korea. This paper reports the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and identifies the association between metabolic syndrome and physical activity in Korean older adults. Subjects of this study were 3653 older adults who participated in the fourth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey during the years 2007-2009. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in the study population was 46.84%. The prevalences of abdominal obesity, elevated fasting glucose, elevated triglycerides, reduced high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and elevated blood pressure were 39.51, 45.53, 39.55, 48.24, and 69.14%, respectively, in the study population. Compared to subjects who reported low levels of physical activity, the odds ratios of metabolic syndrome for those who were moderately active and highly active were 0.93 and 0.63, respectively. Nurses should develop metabolic syndrome management programs that are tailored to the needs of the targeted group and that include individually adapted physical activity programs to promote health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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