The Prevalence and Associated Factors of the Metabolic Syndrome in Pre-menopausal Housewives: An Analysis of the 2010~2015 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

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Res Community Public Health Nurs. 2018;29(1):108-119

Publication date (electronic) : 2018 March 12

doi : https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2018.29.1.108

¹Department of Nursing Science, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea

²College of Nursing, Gachon University, Incheon, Korea

Corresponding author: Kim, Youngji College of Nursing, Gachon University, 191 Hambakmoi-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 13120, Korea. Tel: +82-32-820-4237, Fax: +82-32-820-4002, E-mail: superdr1@hanmail.net, superdr1@gachon.ac.kr

Received 2017 October 12; Revised 2018 February 26; Accepted 2018 February 26.

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to estimate the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in pre-menopausal housewives and to explore controllable and uncontrollable factors regarding metabolic syndrome.

Methods

The study population of this cross-sectional survey was from the Korean Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KHANES) 2010 through 2015, including the fifth and sixth population-based studies. The criteria for metabolic syndrome include waist circumference, blood pressure, fasting plasma glucose, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) based on Korean Clinical Practice Guideline for Metabolic Syndrome by the Korean Academy of Family Medicine 2015.

Results

Among the 2,498 subjects, 247 subjects had metabolic syndrome and the prevalence was estimated to be 9.9%. The number of subjects who met the criterion of HDL was 936 (36.2%), which was the most prevalent among the criteria for metabolic syndrome. Statistically significant (p<.05) factors include age, livinghood benefit group, perceived health status, obesity, family history of DM, sleeping time, awareness of stress,leukocyte, and erythrocyte count. The odds ratio of obesity in the BMI ≥25 group was 12.59 times as high as that of the BMI <25 group (p<.001) for metabolic syndrome.

Conclusion

The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in pre-menopausal housewives in the survey was not low, and it is necessary to develop and apply comprehensive health habit management programs to improve controllable factors including exercise and food intake.

Keywords: Metabolic syndrome; Women; Premenopause; Risk factors

Table 1.

Weighted Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Pre-menopausal Housewife

Table 2.

Weighted Prevalence of General Characteristics and Physical and Psychological Characteristics by Metabolic Syndrome

Table 3.

Weighted Prevalence of Health Behavior and Diet Habit by Metabolic Syndrome

Table 4.

Weighted Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis of Factors Associated With Metabolic Syndrome

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