Associations of sitting time and occupation with metabolic syndrome in South Korean adults: a cross-sectional study
Abstract Background Previous evidence suggests that there is a correlation between prolonged sitting time and cardio-metabolic disease, such as metabolic syndrome (MS). Cardiovascular disease is the second-leading cause of mortality in South Korea, a country with the longest working hours among all...
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| description | Abstract Background Previous evidence suggests that there is a correlation between prolonged sitting time and cardio-metabolic disease, such as metabolic syndrome (MS). Cardiovascular disease is the second-leading cause of mortality in South Korea, a country with the longest working hours among all member states of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. However, no previous study has investigated the relationships of overall sitting-time and occupation with MS in South Korea. Accordingly, the present study examined these relationships in a South Korean population. Methods Data from the sixth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES), a nationally representative survey with a cross-sectional design, were used in the present study. MS diagnoses were evaluated using the International Diabetes Foundation (IDF) criteria. Participants self-reported their overall sitting times, and occupations were classified using the Korean version of the Standard Classification of Occupations (KSCO). A multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted to evaluate the associations of sitting time and occupation with MS. Results The risk of MS was 1.21-fold higher among participants who sat for >7 h/day than among those who sat for ≤7 h/day (odds ratio [OR]: 1.21, 95 % confidence interval [CI]: 1.00–1.46). Regarding occupation, office workers had a two-fold higher risk of MS than did agriculture, forestry, and fishery (AFF) workers (OR: 2.01, 95 % CI: 1.26–3.22). In a combined analysis of sitting time and occupation, male participants who sat for >7 h/day and reported an occupation that involves office work (OW) or machine fitting (MF) were significantly more likely to have MS when compared to those who sat for ≤7 h/day and were employed as AFF workers (>7 h/day × OW, OR: 2.41, 95 % CI: 1.05–5.51; >7 h/day × MF, OR: 2.92, 95 % CI: 1.43–5.93). Conclusions Excessive sitting time and a sedentary occupation correlated positively with MS in South Korean adults. Accordingly, a reduction in the overall sitting time or inclusion of energy-expending activities in the workplace might improve the rate of MS. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c27d85a539a542848b607fd84a92c35a2022-12-21T18:18:57ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582016-09-0116111010.1186/s12889-016-3617-5Associations of sitting time and occupation with metabolic syndrome in South Korean adults: a cross-sectional studyJin Young Nam0Juyoung Kim1Kyung Hee Cho2Young Choi3Jaewoo Choi4Jaeyong Shin5Eun-Cheol Park6Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei UniversityDepartment of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei UniversityDepartment of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei UniversityDepartment of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei UniversityDepartment of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei UniversityInstitute of Health Services Research, Yonsei UniversityInstitute of Health Services Research, Yonsei UniversityAbstract Background Previous evidence suggests that there is a correlation between prolonged sitting time and cardio-metabolic disease, such as metabolic syndrome (MS). Cardiovascular disease is the second-leading cause of mortality in South Korea, a country with the longest working hours among all member states of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. However, no previous study has investigated the relationships of overall sitting-time and occupation with MS in South Korea. Accordingly, the present study examined these relationships in a South Korean population. Methods Data from the sixth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES), a nationally representative survey with a cross-sectional design, were used in the present study. MS diagnoses were evaluated using the International Diabetes Foundation (IDF) criteria. Participants self-reported their overall sitting times, and occupations were classified using the Korean version of the Standard Classification of Occupations (KSCO). A multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted to evaluate the associations of sitting time and occupation with MS. Results The risk of MS was 1.21-fold higher among participants who sat for >7 h/day than among those who sat for ≤7 h/day (odds ratio [OR]: 1.21, 95 % confidence interval [CI]: 1.00–1.46). Regarding occupation, office workers had a two-fold higher risk of MS than did agriculture, forestry, and fishery (AFF) workers (OR: 2.01, 95 % CI: 1.26–3.22). In a combined analysis of sitting time and occupation, male participants who sat for >7 h/day and reported an occupation that involves office work (OW) or machine fitting (MF) were significantly more likely to have MS when compared to those who sat for ≤7 h/day and were employed as AFF workers (>7 h/day × OW, OR: 2.41, 95 % CI: 1.05–5.51; >7 h/day × MF, OR: 2.92, 95 % CI: 1.43–5.93). Conclusions Excessive sitting time and a sedentary occupation correlated positively with MS in South Korean adults. Accordingly, a reduction in the overall sitting time or inclusion of energy-expending activities in the workplace might improve the rate of MS.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3617-5Sitting-timeSedentary behaviorOccupationMetabolic syndrome |
| spellingShingle | Jin Young Nam Juyoung Kim Kyung Hee Cho Young Choi Jaewoo Choi Jaeyong Shin Eun-Cheol Park Associations of sitting time and occupation with metabolic syndrome in South Korean adults: a cross-sectional study BMC Public Health Sitting-time Sedentary behavior Occupation Metabolic syndrome |
| title | Associations of sitting time and occupation with metabolic syndrome in South Korean adults: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Associations of sitting time and occupation with metabolic syndrome in South Korean adults: a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Associations of sitting time and occupation with metabolic syndrome in South Korean adults: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Associations of sitting time and occupation with metabolic syndrome in South Korean adults: a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Associations of sitting time and occupation with metabolic syndrome in South Korean adults: a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | associations of sitting time and occupation with metabolic syndrome in south korean adults a cross sectional study |
| topic | Sitting-time Sedentary behavior Occupation Metabolic syndrome |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3617-5 |
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