PURPOSE
This study investigated the prevalence of hypertension, explored sleep duration, and examined the related factors to hypertension in Korean middle-aged adults.
METHODS
Using raw data from the Korean National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (KNHANES) conducted from 2008 to 2010, a secondary analysis was performed with data from 13,230 adults aged 30~64 years. chi2-test and multiple logistic regressions was used for the data analysis.
RESULTS
The prevalence of hypertension among Korean middle-aged adults was 21.8% and 40.3% among participants reported that their average sleep duration was below six hours a night. Risk factors for hypertension include: female (the odds ratio (OR) 1.66 for male), 50~64 years age group (OR 3.66 for 30~49 years age group), education level of elementary school (OR 1.84 for university level), low household income (OR 1.27 for upper), obesity (OR 2.41), high risk drinking (OR 1.64), and sleep duration< or =6 hrs (OR 1.16 for 8 hrs of sleep).
CONCLUSION
High risk population of hypertension could be male, aged, low education, and low income. Obesity, high risk drinking, and short sleep duration should be considered as risk factors for hypertension. Interventions for obesity management, adequate alcohol drinking and sleep duration could be considered for preventing hypertension.

Citations

• Sleep Deficit as a Risk Factor for Hypertension in Korean Adults
  Mi-Joon Lee, Bum-Jeun Seo, Inmyung Song
  Sustainability.2023; 15(3): 2586.     CrossRef
• Relationship between sleep duration and prevalence of hypertension among Korean postmenopausal middle-aged women
  Eun Young Hong, Hye Ja Gu
  Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion.2023; 40(5): 43.     CrossRef
• The Influence of Health Behaviors and Sleep related Factors on Cognitive Function in the Elderly Hypertensive Patients
  Ahrin Kim, Hae Ok Jeon
  Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society.2015; 16(10): 7078.     CrossRef

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study is to investigate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components and to examine the related factors in urban and rural community, South Korea.
METHODS
The data from the 5th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES-V) conducted in 2010 were utilized in this study. The subjects were 5,760 adults 20 years or over. The data were consisted with health survey questionnaire and health examination. chi2-test and logistic regression was used for the analysis SAS 9.3 applying sampling weights.
RESULTS
The prevalence of metabolic syndrome based on the latest definition proposed the joint scientific meeting was 23.4% and 29.0% respectively in urban and rural community. Rural community showed higher prevalence of abdominal obesity (29.9% vs 38.5%), elevated blood pressure (31.3% vs 38.5%), elevated blood glucose (24.3% vs 28.4%) than urban community. The related factors were age, marital status, high risk drinking, obesity in urban community and age, marital status high risk drinking, severe physical activity, obesity in rural community.
CONCLUSION
This study showed there was difference in prevalence and the related factors of metabolic syndrome and these findings have important implications to prevent and manage metabolic syndrome in public health field.

Citations

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  Miyong Yon
  Korean Journal of Community Nutrition.2024; 29(4): 348.     CrossRef
• Factors Influencing Cardiovascular Disease Preventive Behaviors among Rural Residents Based on a Socio-Ecological Model in South Korea: A Mixed Method Research
  Bohyun Park, Juhyeon Yang, Youngsoo Kim, Gianpiero Greco
  Health & Social Care in the Community.2023; 2023: 1.     CrossRef
• Frequency of steamed food consumption and risk of metabolic syndrome in Korean females: data from Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study
  Young-Ran Heo, Jeong-Hwa Choi
  Journal of Nutrition and Health.2022; 55(2): 309.     CrossRef
• Visual Analysis of Regional Variations in Antidepressant Use and Suicide Rate
  Ho-Jung Kim, Iyn-Hyang Lee
  Korean Journal of Clinical Pharmacy.2018; 28(4): 308.     CrossRef
• The Effect of Community-based Health Intervention Program to Improve Metabolic Disease in Jeju Island
  Woo Jin Kim, Sang Hoon Kim, Shin Young Park
  The Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science.2018; 50(3): 297.     CrossRef
• The Effects of Menopause on the Metabolic Syndrome in Korean Women
  SoYoun Bang, IlGu Cho
  Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society.2015; 16(4): 2704.     CrossRef
• The Effects of Metabolic Syndrome on Quality of Life
  So Youn Bang
  Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society.2015; 16(10): 7034.     CrossRef