Association between Healthy Lifestyle Factors and Metabolic Syndrome Risk: A Prospective Analysis of the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study.

ABSTRACT:

Backgruound

To investigate the association of adherence to five modifiable lifestyle factors (limiting alcohol, physical activity, limiting smoking, favorable diet quality, and adequate sleep) with metabolic syndrome (MetS) risk in Korean adults.

Methods

Health Examinees Study data were used, and 41,368 participants aged 40 to 69 years were included. Cox proportional hazards regression analyses assessed the associations of individual and combined healthy lifestyle factors (32 and 16 lifestyle profiles in men and women.

Results

During a median 4.2-year follow-up, 6,213 participants were newly diagnosed with MetS. Adherence to more healthy lifestyle factors (4-5 vs. 0-1) could lower MetS risk by 28% and 12% in men and women (hazard ratio [HR], 0.72; 95% confidence inter

SUBMITTER: Fu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12270568 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature