title: Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Chinese nickel-exposed workers.
abstract: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) was investigated in Chinese nickel-exposed workers. A total of 35 104 subjects were enrolled in this study. The age-adjusted prevalence of MS, BMI⋝25, diabetes, hypertension, and abnormal lipid was 13.9%, 29.5%, 12.8%, 27.5%, and 47.1%, respectively. The prevalence of BMI⋝25, hyperglycemia, and hypertension increased with the age of males and females, and was higher in males than in females (37.1% vs 21.5%, 15.9% vs 12.1%, 35.0% vs 24.3%, 54.3% vs 40.4%).
authors: College of Earth and Environmental Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China; School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China.
authors: Ai Min
authors: AM
authors: Yang
authors: College of Earth and Environmental Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China; School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China.
authors: Ya Na
authors: YN
authors: Bai
authors: Workers' Hospital of Jinchuan Group Co. Ltd., Jinchang 737103, Gansu, China.
authors: Hong Quan
authors: HQ
authors: Pu
authors: School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8034, USA.
authors: Tong Zhang
authors: TZ
authors: Zheng
authors: Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Medicine of Gansu Province, College of Basic Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China.
authors: Ning
authors: N
authors: Cheng
authors: School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China.
authors: Juan Sheng
authors: JS
authors: Li
authors: Workers' Hospital of Jinchuan Group Co. Ltd., Jinchang 737103, Gansu, China.
authors: Hai Yan
authors: HY
authors: Li
authors: School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8034, USA.
authors: Ya Wei
authors: YW
authors: Zhang
authors: Workers' Hospital of Jinchuan Group Co. Ltd., Jinchang 737103, Gansu, China.
authors: Jiao
authors: J
authors: Ding
authors: Workers' Hospital of Jinchuan Group Co. Ltd., Jinchang 737103, Gansu, China.
authors: Hui
authors: H
authors: Su
authors: School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China.
authors: Xiao Wei
authors: XW
authors: Ren
authors: School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China.
authors: Xiao Bin
authors: XB
authors: Hu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009532:Nickel; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D015995:Prevalence; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D009532:Nickel