Nutr Res Pract.  2019 Oct;13(5):444-451. 10.4162/nrp.2019.13.5.444.

Analysis of the association between health-related and work-related factors among workers and metabolic syndrome using data from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2016)

• Kim KY
• Yun JM

• KMID: 2464124
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4162/nrp.2019.13.5.444

Abstract

BACKGROUND
/OBJECTIVE: This study analyzed health-related factors for metabolic syndrome (Mets) among workers in South Korea.
SUBJECTS/METHODS
This analysis included 4,666 adults aged 19-64 years to analyzed health-related risk factors for Mets from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2016). The sociodemographic, working, health-related, and biochemical characteristics were presented as percentages (%) by chi-square tests. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to analyze the 95% confidence intervals (CIs) and associations between health-related factors characteristic of workers and the odds ratios of Mets.
RESULTS
An increased prevalence of Mets was associated with male day workers compared to male shift workers (1.726-fold increase, 95% CI: 1.077-2.765), and with ≥ 8 hrs/day sleep duration compared to < 6 hrs/day sleep duration in female workers (2.133-fold, 95% CI: 1.041-4.368). In addition, reduced odds of high Mets were associated with male workers consumed of breakfast 5-7 times/wk compared to those consumed < 1 time/wk (0.593-fold decrease, 95% CI: 0.372-0.944).
CONCLUSIONS
Health-related factors (sleep duration, frequency of breakfast) and working type in Korean workers may affect the prevalence of Mets.

Keyword

Korean; metabolic syndrome; working type and health-related factors

MeSH Terms

Adult
Breakfast
Female
Humans
Korea
Logistic Models
Male
Nutrition Surveys*
Odds Ratio
Prevalence
Risk Factors

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