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- Title
Strong Parent-Offspring Association of Metabolic Syndrome in Korean Families.
- Authors
Eun-Gyong Yoo; Sang Shin Park; Sang Woo Oh; Gi-Byoung Nam; Mi Jung Park
- Abstract
OBJECTIVE--To investigate the associations of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components between adolescents and their parents in Korea. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS--We analyzed data for 4,657 subjects (1,404 fathers, 1,404 mothers, 957 sons, and 892 daughters) from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys conducted between 1998 and 2008. RESULTS--Compared with adolescents whose parents did not have MetS, the odds ratio (95% CI) for MetS in adolescents with MetS in one parent was 4.2 (2.1-8.5) and 8.7 (3.4-22.3) in those with MetS in both parents. Among obese adolescents, the prevalence of MetS was 18.2% without parental MetS, whereas 29.2% of obese adolescents with MetS in one parent and 53.9% with MetS in both parents also had MetS (P = 0.01 for trend). CONCLUSIONS--The risk of MetS increased significantly in adolescents with parental MetS and was especially high in those with coexisting obesity and parental MetS.
- Publication
Diabetes Care, 2012, Vol 35, Issue 2, p293
- ISSN
0149-5992
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.2337/dc11-1283