title: Relationship between changes in components associated with metabolic syndrome and disappearance, or remission, of metabolic syndrome during 1 year.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Prior research has focused on the relationship between weight change and incidence of metabolic syndrome. Change in body mass index (BMI), components of metabolic syndrome and metabolic syndrome status were investigated over 1 year of follow-up.
  
  
  METHODS
  Subjects with metabolic  syndrome from a community health screening project were recruited. Logistic regression was used to analyse the disappearance or remission of metabolic syndrome during 1 year according to changes in BMI, waist circumference, triglycerides, blood pressure, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol  (HDL-C) and fasting plasma glucose (FPG).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The study included 490 subjects with metabolic syndrome. After 1 year, metabolic syndrome had disappeared in 30.0% (147/490) of subjects. Decreased triglycerides, blood pressure and HDL-C were significantly associated with the 1-year disappearance  of metabolic syndrome, whereas BMI, waist circumference and FPG levels were not.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Short-term weight reduction has no impact on the status of metabolic syndrome. The disappearance of metabolic syndrome was common during a 1-year follow-up. This finding might impact on the treatment  and management of people with metabolic syndrome.
authors: Department of Community Medicine, Taiwan Landseed Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.
authors: H-C
authors: HC
authors: Chang
authors: J-T
authors: JT
authors: Horng
authors: T-T
authors: TT
authors: Chau
authors: Y-W
authors: YW
authors: Chen
authors: C-F
authors: CF
authors: Hsieh
authors: C-W
authors: CW
authors: Chang
authors: T-M
authors: TM
authors: Hsiao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001823:Body Composition; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000097:blood*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D055105:Waist Circumference; D015431:Weight Loss
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL; D014280:Triglycerides