Factors associated with metabolic syndrome among Korean office workers
- Authors
- Ryu, Hosihn; Chin, Dal Lae
- Issue Date
- 2017
- Publisher
- ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
- Keywords
- Cardiovascular risk factors; Korean workers; lifestyle; metabolic syndrome; office workers
- Citation
- ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, v.72, no.5, pp.249 - 257
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
- Volume
- 72
- Number
- 5
- Start Page
- 249
- End Page
- 257
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/86257
- DOI
- 10.1080/19338244.2016.1200004
- ISSN
- 1933-8244
- Abstract
- To assess the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and identify risk factors associated with MetS among Korean office workers, this cross-sectional study was conducted with 776 office workers. The prevalence of MetS was 13.5%; elevated waist circumference (27.5%), elevated fasting glucose (23.1%), elevated triglycerides (22.2%), low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) (13.4%), and elevated BP (9.4%). Having any medical health problems (OR = 3.98, 95% CI: 2.01-7.85), more knowledge of MetS (OR = 1.26, 95% CI: 1.02-1.56), higher BMI (OR = 1.42, 95% CI: 1.30-1.57), current smoking (OR = 3.78, 95% CI: 1.04-13.73), and physical inactivity (OR = 3.22, 95% CI: 1.21-8.58) were significantly associated with increased likelihood of MetS. Addressing the influence of these factors on MetS could lead to the development of workplace-based intervention strategies to encourage lifestyle changes and prevent the risk of MetS among Korean office workers.
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