The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in Korean adults: comparison of WHO and NCEP criteria.
The aims of this study were to compare the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome according to the WHO and NCEP ATP III criteria in Korean adults, and to compare the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome with the results in previous Korean studies. The study comprised 1,230 subjects (627 men, 603 women) aged 30-79 years (mean 52.4 +/- 10.3 years) who underwent medical check-up from April to June, 2001 in the Korea Association of Health (KAH). The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome according to the modified WHO criteria was 21.8 % of men and 19.4 % of women. However, the prevalence was increased 1.6 times (34.2 % ) in men and 2.0 times (38.7 % ) in women using the modified NCEP criteria. The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome has varied widely according to differences in the criteria. Thus, further studies are necessary to define the appropriate criteria of the metabolic syndrome for Korean adults.
Choi
Sung Hee
SH
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea.
Ahn
Chul Woo
CW
Cha
Bong Soo
BS
Chung
Yoon-Sok
YS
Lee
Kwan Woo
KW
Lee
Hyun Chul
HC
Huh
Kap Bum
KB
Kim
Dae Jung
DJ
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002784:Cholesterol; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015995:Prevalence; D014944:World Health Organization
D002784:Cholesterol