Metabolic syndrome prevalence and its risk factors among adults in China: A nationally representative cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study was to examine sex disparity in metabolic syndrome prevalence and its risk factors among Chinese adults.

Methods

Using the 2010-2012 China National Nutrition and Health Survey (CNNHS), a nationally representative cross-sectional study on nutrition and non-communicable chronic diseases, a total of 98,042 participants aged 18 years and older were included in the analysis. Dietary information was collected with a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). Metabolic syndrome was defined according to the updated NCEP ATP III criteria. A multivariable logistic regression model was performed to examine the associations between sociodemographic and dietary factors with metabolic syndrome prevalence, and the results are presented using odd ratios (ORs) and 9

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6007893 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature