Association between television viewing and the risk of metabolic syndrome in a community-based population

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Title:	Association between television viewing and the risk of metabolic syndrome in a community-based population
Authors:	張珮嘉(Pei-Chia Chang);李采娟(Tsai-Chung Li);吳明蒼(Ming-Tsang Wu);劉秋松(Chiu-Shong Liu);李佳霙(Chia-Ing Li);陳清助(Ching-Chu Chen);林文元(Wen-Yuan Lin);(Shin-Yuh Yang);林正介(Cheng-Chieh Lin)
Contributors:	中國附醫管理中心經營績效組
Date:	2008-02
Issue Date:	2009-08-20 17:32:09 (UTC+8)
Abstract:	Background As a result of metabolic syndrome becoming an important issue during recent decades, many studies have explored the risk factors contributing to its development. However, less attention has been paid to the risk associated with sedentary behavior, especially television viewing. This study examined the association between television viewing time and the risk of having metabolic syndrome in a population of Taiwanese subjects. Methods This community-based cross-sectional study included 2,353 subjects (1,144 men and 1,209 women) aged 40 and over from October, 2004 to September, 2005. Information about the time spent watching TV was obtained using a self-administered questionnaire. The definition of metabolic syndrome was according to the Third Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program's Adult Treatment Panel modified for Asians. Results Compared to subjects who viewed TV < 14 hr/week, those who viewed TV > 20 hr/week had a 1.50-fold (95% confidence intervals (CI): 1.10, 2.03) risk for men and a 1.93-fold (95% CI: 1.37, 2.71) risk for women of having metabolic syndrome, after adjusting for physical activity and other covariates. Stratifying by the three categories of total activity levels, TV viewing time > 20 hr/week was found to still hold a significant risk for having metabolic syndrome in the lowest of the three categories of total activity level for men and in all three categories of total activity level for women. Conclusion The findings suggest that TV viewing is an independent risk factor associated with metabolic syndrome in Taiwanese people.
Relation:	BMC PUBLIC HEALTH 8(1):193~202
Appears in Collections:	[China Medical University Hospital] Jurnal articles

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