Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among ethnic groups in China

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 297 - 8
• Main Authors: Qin, Xuzhen, Qiu, Ling, Tang, Guodong, Tsoi, Man-Fung, Xu, Tao, Zhang, Lin, Qi, Zhihong, Zhu, Guangjin, Cheung, Bernard M. Y.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 06.03.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Abdomen; Age; Blood pressure; Cardiovascular disease; China; Cholesterol; Demographic aspects; Diabetes; Ethnic group; Ethnic groups; Ethnicity; Exercise; Gender; Health aspects; Laboratories; Metabolic disorders; Metabolic syndrome; Metabolic syndrome X; Minority & ethnic groups; Physical fitness; Physiology; Population; Prevalence studies (Epidemiology); Provinces; Quality control; Questionnaires; Risk factors; Studies; Triglycerides; China; United States > US; Japan; Metabolic syndrome; China; Ethnic group

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is common in China, which has a multi-ethnic population of 1·3 billion. We set out to determine the prevalence of MetS and its components in different ethnic groups. This nationwide cross-sectional survey involved 24,796 participants from eight ethnicities in six provinces...