title: The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in Korean adults: comparison of WHO and NCEP criteria.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Chul Woo
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: Bong Soo
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Cha
authors.forename: Yoon-Sok
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Kwan Woo
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hyun Chul
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kap Bum
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Huh
authors.forename: Dae Jung
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol