title: Negative Association of Domestic Activity and Active Commuting with Metabolic Syndrome in a Chinese Population Aged 35-64 Years.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To understand the associations of physical activity domains with metabolic syndrome among a middle-aged Chinese population.
  
  
  METHODS
  In all, 3326 professional adults aged 35-64 years from Beijing and Zhejiang province were recruited with a cluster random sampling method. The Global Physical Activity Questionnaire was modified, and the recommended Asia-Pacific cut-offs of waist circumstance were introduced into the criteria for metabolic syndrome from the Adult Treatment Panel III. A binary logistic regression model was applied to examine the association of all physical activity domains with the risk of the syndrome.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Participants who engaged in domestic activity for ⋜1176 MET-min/week had a 41.6% less chance of having metabolic syndrome [odds ratio (OR), 0.584; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.480-0.710] than those without this activity. In adjusted models, adults who actively commuted for ⋜33 MET-min/week but <528 MET-min/week had a 25% less chance of having the syndrome (OR, 0.750; 95% CI, 0.582-0.966) than those who did not. No interaction was detected between the two domains of activity and the syndrome.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study highlighted the independently negative association of traffic and house activity with the prevalence of the syndrome in this sample with a generally low level of moderate activity.
authors.affiliation: National Center for Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese CDC, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Xiao Rong
authors.initials: XR
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese CDC, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese CDC, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Gang Qiang
authors.initials: GQ
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.affiliation: Beijing Center for Diseases Prevention and Control, Beijing 100013, China.
authors.forename: Zhong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.affiliation: Zhejiang Center for Diseases Prevention and Control, Hangzhou 310051, Zhejiang, China.
authors.forename: Xin Wei
authors.initials: XW
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: National Center for Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese CDC, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Jian Hong
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: National Center for Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese CDC, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: National Center for Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese CDC, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Liu Xia
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.affiliation: College of Applied Arts and Science of Beijing Union University, Beijing 100191, China.
authors.forename: Sheng Quan
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: Mi
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese CDC, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Wen Hua
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D001642:Bicycling / Q000502:physiology*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D049628:Body Size; D002681:China; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D016015:Logistic Models; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D011897:Random Allocation; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016138:Walking / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids
keywords: Activities of daily living; Metabolic syndrome X; Physical activity