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An Application of Metabolic Syndrome Severity Scores in the Lifestyle Risk Assessment of Taiwanese Adults

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  • Chih-Ming Lin

    (Department of Healthcare Information and Management, Ming Chuan University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan)

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A metabolic syndrome (MS) diagnosis was made when the criteria for three or more of five MS components were met. Due to some limitations in the traditional MS criteria, however, different health care societies have sought to develop applicable MS scoring systems instead. Continuous MS scores can be of meaningful value in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of MS at different life stages. Relatedly, this study used a database for 27,748 subjects aged 20 to 64 years who received health checks at a health screening institution in Taiwan from 2010 to 2015 to a similar end. Five components of MS (waist circumference, fasting plasma glucose, blood pressure, fasting triglycerides, and high-density lipoprotein) were used to formulate an MS severity score in different gender and age stratums, which was then used to evaluate the risks of various lifestyle habits. Those estimates were then compared with the results for traditional MS diagnosis. The MS severity scores for some behaviors relating to smoking, drinking, physical activity, and sweetened beverage consumption were found to have changed from 0.03 to 0.2; however, a logistic regression analysis with dichotomous diagnosis did not indicate significant links between these behaviors and MS. The models established by the MS severity scores can identify the risk factors for MS in a more sensitive manner than the traditional MS diagnosis can, especially with respect to specific lifestyle habits. MS severity score can serve as an indicator to explore the potential risk factors for subclinical conditions in the early stages of MS.

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  • Chih-Ming Lin, 2020. "An Application of Metabolic Syndrome Severity Scores in the Lifestyle Risk Assessment of Taiwanese Adults," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(10), pages 1-12, May.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:10:p:3348-:d:356991
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    1. Xinghua Yang & Qiushan Tao & Feng Sun & Siyan Zhan, 2012. "The impact of socioeconomic status on the incidence of metabolic syndrome in a Taiwanese health screening population," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 57(3), pages 551-559, June.
    2. Chen-Mao Liao & Chih-Ming Lin, 2018. "Life Course Effects of Socioeconomic and Lifestyle Factors on Metabolic Syndrome and 10-Year Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: A Longitudinal Study in Taiwan Adults," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(10), pages 1-15, October.
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