| Keywords |
Health ; Environment ; Metabolic Syndrome(MS) ; Life style ; Korea National Health & Nutrition Examination Survey(KNHNES) |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this study was to analyze environmental factors affecting metabolic syndrome(MS). This is a study on epidemiological survey come from analyzing secondary data based on 2007 ~ 2009 Korea National Health & Nutrition Examination Survey(KNHNES). The subjects were Korean adults in 19 ~ 64 years old. Risk factors of MS were suggested using odds ratio from multiple logistic regression and confidence interval at 95%. Based on the study results, prevalence of metabolic syndrome is total 21.1%, male 23.9%, female 18.2%. For social and economic environmental factor, housing form, income level, educational level, marriage or not etc. gave significant influences on MS. For living environmental factor, smoking or non-smoking, stress, obesity, morning meal etc. gave significant influences on MS. For health and medial environmental factor, use of drugstore and form of medical security affected MS. |