title: Relationship between metabolic syndrome and cigarette smoking in the Japanese population.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We investigated the link between metabolic syndrome and cigarette smoking in the Japanese population.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 3,177 Japanese subjects aged 20-79 years were recruited in a cross-sectional clinical investigation study. Habits of cigarette smoking were obtained at interviews by well-trained staff. The diagnosis of metabolic syndrome was based on the new criterion in Japan.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Four hundred and forty men (35.3%) and 142 women (7.4%) were current smokers. Three hundred thirty four men (26.8%) and 69 women (3.6%) were diagnosed as metabolic syndrome. The prevalence of current smoker in subjects with metabolic syndrome was significantly higher than in subjects with non-metabolic syndrome in men with and without adjustment for age. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in men with Brinkman index > or = 600 was significantly higher than that in men with Brinkman index < 600.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present study indicated that cigarette smoking may be an important modifiable factor in Japanese men with metabolic syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Okayama Southern Institute of Health, 408-1 Hirata, Okayama 700-0952.
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Miyatake
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wada
authors.forename: Yuriko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawasaki
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishii
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Makino
authors.forename: Takeyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Numata
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000453:epidemiology