Investigation on prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its risk factors in Mongolian people of Tongliao city

Objective To investigate the prevalence of metabo lic syndrome and its risk factors among Mongolian people in Tongliao city.Methods A total of 2589 Mongolian people aged 20 and elder from agricultural and pastoral areas in Tongliao City of Inner Mongolia were included in this study.A cross-sectional survey was conducted to collect data by personal interviewusing a standar dquestio nnaire.Height,weight,waist circumference,hip circumference,bloo dpressure,fasting plasma glucose,blood fat and CRP were measured.Results 2 536 people completed all biochemical examination.The crude prevalence of metabolic syndrome(M S)was 20.9%,and women had a higher prevalence of MS than men(women 26.4%,men 12.9%,χ²=671 85,P<0.001).The age-standardized prevalence of the MS was 17.1%,and compared with men,women had a higher prev alence of MS(woman 21.6%,man 11.4%,χ²=44.86,P<0.001).The prevalence of obesity,raised blood pressure,raised triglycerides,reduced HDL-cholesterol,and raised fasting glucose was 36.0%,50.7%,17.5%,54.0% and 22.2%,respectively.The result of univariable Logistic regression showed that age,female,smoking,drinking,family hypertension history,T C,L DL-C,apoB,CRP,hip circumference,waist-hipratio and BMI index were risk factors of MS in the subjects(P<0.05).After controlling for confounding factors,age,female,L DL-C,CRP,hip cir cumference,waist-hip ratio and BMI index were risk factors of the MS(P<0.05).Conclusion The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in local Mongolian people was high,and compared with men,women had a higher prevalence of M S.After controlling for confounding factors,age,female,L DL-C,CRP,hip circumference,waist-hip ratio and BMI index were independent risk factors of the MS among Mongolian people in agricultural and pastoral areas.