Objective: To observe the situation of metabolic syndrome (MS) among Han-Chinese and Korean-Chinese in urban of Yanbian area.
Methods: Survey was carried out among 447 persons aged 50-60 years during August-September 2004, and their BP, TC, TG, HDLc, FBG and the index of obesity were measured:
Results: (1) The prevalence rates of hypertension, high FBG and dyslipidemia among Korean-Chinese were significantly higher than among Han-Chinese in either men or women (P < 0.01). (2) The prevalence rate of central obesity (WC > 0.8) among Han women was significantly higher than among Korean women (P < 0.05). (3) For Korean-Chinese, the prevalence rate of MS was 36.2% in men and 44.8% in women; for Han-Chinese, that was 7.3% in men and 12.2% in women; that among Korean was significantly higher than among Han in either men or women (P < 0.01).
Conclusion: There was significant difference in the rate of metabolic syndrome among Korean-Chinese and Han-Chinese in urban of Yanbian area.