title: Clinical investigation of metabolic syndrome in the female elderly occupational population.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and factors associated with its components in the elderly female occupational population in Taipei, Taiwan.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 1,589 healthy subjects voluntarily and 65 years or above admitted to a teaching hospital for a physical check-up in 2010. Demographic and blood sample results were collected.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean age of the study participants is 74.8 ± 6.7 years. The prevalence of MetS is 40.5 % (95 % CI 38.1-42.9 %). After adjustment for confounding factors, the older age, higher body mass index, and higher serum uric acid are the most significant risk factors related to MetS.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of MetS is related to obesity and elevated serum uric acid. Promoting this population with controlled obesity and health improvement for renal function is important.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Public Health, School of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Hui-Te
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Hsi-Che
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Yi-Chun
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Yu-Fen
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Tao-Hsin
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Tung
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D014527:Uric Acid