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Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in rural and urban Chinese population in Qingdao . AIMS To investigate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components in both rural and urban Chinese population . SUBJECTS AND METHODS A population-based crosssectional survey was conducted in Qingdao , China in 2006 with 6100 Chinese aged 35-74 yr invited and 5355 who attended ; 3357 subjects , 1562 urban ( 46.5 % ) and 1795 rural residents ( 53.5 % ) met the inclusion criteria for the current data analysis . The metabolic syndrome definitions of National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Expert Panel III ( NCEPATPIII ) 2004 , NCEP 2005 and International Diabetes Federation ( IDF ) were used . RESULTS The age-standardized prevalences of metabolic syndrome were 16.2 % , 32.2 % , and 28.3 % in men and 26.8 % , 37.2 % , and 34.6 % in women , according to the definitions of the NCEP 2004 , NCEP 2005 , and IDF , respectively . Urban men have more risk factors and higher prevalence of the metabolic syndrome than rural men , but the differences in women were not that striking . Elevated blood pressure ( 62.6 % ) was , among risk factors , most common in the study population , followed by central obesity ( 53.4 % ) , and hyperglycemia ( 52.2 % ) defined using the NCEP 2005 criteria . CONCLUSIONS Metabolic disorders were common among adult Chinese in both rural and urban areas in Qingdao .
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population-based crosssectional survey
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Prevalence of metabolic syndrome
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prevalence of metabolic syndrome
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age-standardized prevalences of metabolic syndrome
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risk factors and higher prevalence of the metabolic syndrome
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Elevated blood pressure
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central obesity
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hyperglycemia