Objective: To understand the prevalence trend of metabolic syndrome (MS) and the characteristics of its major related risk factors in some faculty members of a college in Zhengzhou city.
Methods: Taking a case control study to analyze the results from 3481 faculty members of Zhengzhou University, such as body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, blood sugar and blood lipids, based on the diagnostic criteria for MS proposed in 2004 by the Diabetes Subcommittee of Chinese Medical Association.
Results: The total prevalence rate of MS was 10.3% (358/3481), and increased with age (chi2 = 110.008, P < 0.05). The prevalence of MS was significantly higher in male 13.1% (255/1954) than that in female 6.7% (102/1527) (chi2 = 36.929, P < 0.05). The systolic and diastolic blood pressure, blood sugar and triglyceride of males were significantly higher than those of females (P < 0.05). The subjects suffered from obesity, hypertension and high blood lipids simultaneously is accounted for 48.3% in five MS types; most of them are male and over 50 years of age. Age, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, body mass index, blood glucose and triglycerides are risk factors in the logisitic regression analysis, while high-density lipoprotein is a protective factor.
Conclusion: The prevalence of MS in male faculty members was high. Age, sex, BMI, blood pressure, blood glucose and blood lipids are closely related with the prevalence of MS. Faculty members of over 50 years of age are predisposed to MS. More attention should be paid to the prevention and control of such kind of metabolic disorders.