Prevalence and Risk Factors for Metabolic Syndrome among Young Women in Yilan, Taiwan

[[abstract]]目的：探討宜蘭縣年輕女性代謝症候群之盛行率及其相關因素。方法：本研究資料係取自2009 年宜蘭縣政府衛生局免費健康篩檢計畫資料，以30-39 歲的年輕女性成年人4,419 人為研究對象。結果：本研究結果發現，宜蘭縣30-39 歲年輕女性的代謝性症候群盛行率為9.9%。教育程度越低、無工作者、原住民、不會控制自己食量、無健康的飲食習慣、無運動習慣者、有個人高血壓病史、有個人高血脂病史、有個人糖尿病病史、有家族糖尿病史及有家族肥胖病史者較容易罹患代謝症候群。結論：宜蘭縣30-39 歲年輕女性之代謝症候群盛行率約一成。族群、職業、教育程度、生活型態、高血壓、高血脂、糖尿病及家族肥胖病史是代謝症候群的重要危險因素。 Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and identify the associated risk factors for metabolic syndrome in young women in Yilan County, Taiwan. Methods: Data were derived from the 2009 Health Screening Program of the Public Health Bureau in Yilan County. The study included participants who were young women between 30 and 39 years of age. The final sample size was 4,419. Results: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome among young women in Yilan County was 9.9%. The following were risk factors for metabolic syndrome: women with middle school education and below; unemployment; aboriginal ethnicity; inability to control food intake; unhealthy eating habits; lack of physical exercise; hypertension; hypercholesterolemia; personal and family histories of diabetes; and family history of obesity. Conclusions: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome among women in Yilan County, 30-39 years of age, was approximately 10%. Ethnic group, occupation, education level, lifestyle, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes, and a family history of obesity were risk factors for developing metabolic syndrome