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Open Access 01-12-2008 | Research article

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

Authors: Pei-Chia Chang, Tsai-Chung Li, Ming-Tsang Wu, Chiu-Shong Liu, Chia-Ing Li, Ching-Chu Chen, Wen-Yuan Lin, Shin-Yuh Yang, Cheng-Chieh Lin

Published in: BMC Public Health | Issue 1/2008

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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.
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Metadata
Title
Association between television viewing and the risk of metabolic syndrome in a community-based population
Authors
Pei-Chia Chang
Tsai-Chung Li
Ming-Tsang Wu
Chiu-Shong Liu
Chia-Ing Li
Ching-Chu Chen
Wen-Yuan Lin
Shin-Yuh Yang
Cheng-Chieh Lin
Publication date
01-12-2008
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Public Health / Issue 1/2008
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-8-193

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