J Korean Acad Nurs.  2007 Jun;37(4):453-458.

Comparison of the Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factor Prevalence Forty and Fifty Something Women

• Kim HS
• Oh JA

Abstract

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to compare metabolic syndrome (MS) risk factor prevalence by obesity and age in middle-aged women. METHOD: Two hundred and fifty-one subjects were recruited from the health promotion center of a tertiary care hospital in an urban city. MS was defined by the third report of the national cholesterol education program (NCEP) expert panel on detection, evaluation, and treatment of high blood cholesterol in adults(Adult Treatment Panel III)(ATPIII), and obesity was determined by body mass index(BMI)> or = 25kg/m2. RESULTS: The mean blood pressure, fasting glucose, total cholesterol, and triglyceride were significantly higher in the obese group than in the non-obese group. The prevalence of MS, hypertension, and impaired fasting glucose were significantly higher in the obese group than in the non-obese group. In the forties, blood pressure was significantly higher in the obese group than in the non-obese group. In the fifties, body fat, systolic blood pressure, fasting glucose, total cholesterol, and triglyceride were significantly higher in the obese group than in the non-obese group. CONCLUSIONS: These results show that the nurse should focus on the obese fifty year old female patients for improvement of the MS risk factors.

Keyword

Woman; Obesity; Metabolic syndrome; Prevalence

MeSH Terms

Women's Health
Adult
Blood Pressure
Body Fat Distribution
Body Mass Index
Cholesterol/blood
Female
Health Surveys
Humans
Metabolic Syndrome X/*epidemiology/etiology
Middle Aged
Models, Nursing
Obesity/*complications/epidemiology/physiopathology
Prevalence
Risk Factors