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Association between physical activity and metabolic syndrome in older adults in K orea: Analysis of data from the K orean N ational H ealth and N utrition E xamination S urvey IV
Author(s) -
Choi Mona,
Yeom HyeA,
Jung Dukyoo
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
nursing and health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.563
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1442-2018
pISSN - 1441-0745
DOI - 10.1111/nhs.12045
Subject(s) - metabolic syndrome , medicine , abdominal obesity , gerontology , physical activity , obesity , population , odds ratio , endocrinology , physical therapy , environmental health
The prevalence of metabolic syndrome is consistently increasing among K orean adults and is reported to be particularly high among older adults in K orea. This paper reports the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and identifies the association between metabolic syndrome and physical activity in K orean older adults. Subjects of this study were 3653 older adults who participated in the fourth K orean N ational H ealth and N utrition E xamination S urvey during the years 2007–2009. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in the study population was 46.84%. The prevalences of abdominal obesity, elevated fasting glucose, elevated triglycerides, reduced high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol, and elevated blood pressure were 39.51, 45.53, 39.55, 48.24, and 69.14%, respectively, in the study population. Compared to subjects who reported low levels of physical activity, the odds ratios of metabolic syndrome for those who were moderately active and highly active were 0.93 and 0.63, respectively. Nurses should develop metabolic syndrome management programs that are tailored to the needs of the targeted group and that include individually adapted physical activity programs to promote health.