Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome among rural original adults in NingXia, China.
BACKGROUND
Metabolic syndrome (MS) is combination of medical disorders that increase people's risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus. Little data exists on the prevalence of MS of rural original adults in Ningxia of China.


METHODS
A cross-sectional survey method was used and the participants were interviewed by trained health workers under a structured questionnaire in rural of Ningxia in 2008. The number of research subjects was 1612. MS was defined by International Diabetes Federation IDF (2005).


RESULTS
The age-adjusted prevalence of the metabolic syndrome was 11.8%, whereas ethnic-specific prevalence was 10.3% in Han ethnic group and 13.7% in Hui ethnic group. Components of MS and MS were more common in Hui ethnic group than Han ethnic group. The mean levels and prevalence of abnormal value increased with increasing age in both ethnic groups (Cochran-Artimage test for trend, Hui ethnic group P < 0.05, Han ethnic group P < 0.01).


CONCLUSIONS
The prevalence of MS was high in rural residents' adults in Ningxia. Clustering of MS components and MS was increased with age. The components of MS have big differences among different ethnic groups.
Public Health School, Ningxia Medical University 1160 Shengli Street, Ningxia, PR China.
Zhao
Z
Yi
Jin
J
Jing
Liu
L
Xiu-ying
Xu
X
Hongxia
Yang
Y
Jianjun
Zhang
Z
Yuhong
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000886:Anthropometry; D044466:Asian People / Q000208:ethnology*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005215:Fasting / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood / Q000208:ethnology; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population