[Impact of life style characteristics on prevalence risk of metabolic syndrome].
OBJECTIVE
The goal of this study was to evaluate the impact of life style characteristics on the prevalence risk of metabolic syndrome (MS).


METHODS
A total of 581 adults were recruited from a cardiovascular outpatient clinic. A newly developed comprehensive life style evaluation tool for MS patients was used, and patient data related to the MS diagnosis were reviewed from the hospital records.


RESULTS
The overall prevalence of MS was 53.2%, and the mean of MS score was 2.6 for patients at a cardiovascular outpatient clinic (78% of the patients had hypertension). Dietary habits among the life style characteristics had significant influence on the prevalence risk of MS and MS scores. And also interestingly, the classification and regression tree (CART) model suggested that the high prevalence risk groups for MS were older adults (61.5< or =age<79.4), and adults between 48.5 and 61.5 yr of age with bad dietary habits.


CONCLUSIONS
This study indicates that nurses should focus on dietary habits of patients (especially patients classified as high prevalence risk for MS) for improvement and prevention of MS prevalence risk.
Yoo
Ji-Soo
JS
Nursing Policy Research Institute, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
Jeong
Jeong In
JI
Park
Chang Gi
CG
Kang
Se Won
SW
Ahn
Jeong-Ah
JA
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D003710:Demography; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D015995:Prevalence; D012306:Risk; D012907:Smoking; D013315:Stress, Psychological