Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
- Volume 31 Issue 1 Serial No. 60
- /
- Pages.59-71
- /
- 1998
- /
- 1975-8375(pISSN)
- /
- 2233-4521(eISSN)
Association of Hypertension with Cluster of Obesity, Abnormal glucose and Dyslipidemia in Korean Urban Population
한국인의 일부 도시인에서 비만, 이상혈당, 이상지질혈증의 집락과 고혈압의 관련성
-
Lee, Kang-Sook
(Department of Preventive Medicine, Catholic University Medical College) ;
- Kim, Jeong-Ah (Department of Preventive Medicine, Catholic University Medical College) ;
-
Park, Chung-Yill
(Department of Preventive Medicine, Catholic University Medical College)
- Published : 1998.03.01
Abstract
To examine the association of hypertension with cluster of obesity, abnormal glucose and dyslipidemia in Korean urban population, we conducted this cross-sectional study among 3027 men and 2127 women age 20-85 years who visited a prevention center between May 1991 and June 1995 for a multiphasic health check at St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul. By the self-administered questionnaire, the informations of educational attainments, monthly income, alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking, and physical excercise level were obtained. Height, weight, and blood pressure were measured by a trained nurse. The fasting blood sugar (FBS), total cholesterol, high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and triglyceride were tested by enzyme method. Low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol was calculated by 'total cholesterol - HDL cholesterol - triglyceride/5'. For testing the differences of cardiovascular risk factors between hypertension and normotension group, 1-test and