Asian Nurs Res.  2015 Dec;9(4):349-355. 10.1016/j.anr.2015.10.006.

Association of Family Composition and Metabolic Syndrome in Korean Adults Aged over 45 Years Old

• Kim YJ

• KMID: 2363357
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.anr.2015.10.006

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study investigated the relationship between family composition and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome by gender in Korean adults aged 45 years and older.
METHODS
The sample consisted of 11,291 participants in the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2010 to 2012. We used complex sample analyses, including strata, cluster, and sample weighting, to allow generalization to the Korean population. Complex samples crosstabs and chisquare tests were conducted to compare the percentage of sociodemographic characteristics to the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components by gender and family composition. Next, a complex sample logistic regression was performed to examine the association between family composition and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome by gender.
RESULTS
The percentage of adults living alone was 5.6% for men and 13.9% for women. Slightly more women (14.0%) than men (10.1%) reported living with three generations. The percentage of metabolic syndrome in Korean adults aged 45 years and older was 53.2% for men and 35.7% for women. For women, we found that living with one or three generations was significantly associated with a higher risk of metabolic syndrome, blood pressure, and triglyceride abnormality after adjusting for age, education, household income, smoking, physical activity, and body mass index, when compared to living alone. No significant relationships were found for men.
CONCLUSIONS
A national strategy, tailored on gender and family composition, needs to be developed in order to prevent the increase of metabolic syndrome in Korean women over middle age.

Keyword

living arrangements; metabolic syndrome X; women

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Asian Continental Ancestry Group/*statistics & numerical data
Child
Child, Preschool
*Family Characteristics
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Metabolic Syndrome X/*epidemiology/*psychology
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Republic of Korea/epidemiology
Sex Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Young Adult