The prevalence trend of metabolic syndrome and its components and risk factors in Korean adults: results from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2008-2013

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 17; no. 1; p. 71
• Main Authors: Tran, Binh Thang, Jeong, Bo Yoon, Oh, Jin-Kyoung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 13.01.2017; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Abnormalities; Adult; Adults; Age; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Blood pressure; Body mass index; Body size; Calciferol; Calcium; Cancer; Carbohydrates; Cardiovascular diseases; Cholesterol; Confidence intervals; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetes mellitus (non-insulin dependent); Disease control; Disease prevention; Distribution; Drinking behavior; Education; Exercise; Family income; Fasting; Female; Forecasting; Glucose; Heart rate; High density lipoprotein; Households; Humans; Hyperglycemia; Hypertension; KNHANES; Laboratories; Male; Men; Metabolic disorders; Metabolic syndrome; Metabolic Syndrome - epidemiology; Metabolic syndrome X; Middle Aged; Nutrient deficiency; Nutrition; Nutrition Surveys - statistics & numerical data; Nutrition Surveys - trends; Obesity; Odds Ratio; Physical activity; Polls & surveys; Population; Prevalence; Prevalence studies (Epidemiology); Proteins; Public health; Questionnaires; Regression analysis; Republic of Korea - epidemiology; Risk analysis; Risk Factors; Risk taking; Sex Factors; Smoking; Socioeconomic Factors; Statistical analysis; Vitamin D; Vitamin deficiency; Women; Womens health; Young Adult; South Korea; United States > US; Metabolic syndrome; KNHANES; Prevalence

Abnormalities in the clinical markers of metabolic syndrome (MS) are associated with the development of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and some cancers. MS prevalence in Korea increased between the mid-1990s and mid-2000s; however, no data on the recent trends of MS prevalence are...