Key result
Metabolic syndrome linked to ~96% greater cardiovascular mortality risk in Chinese adults over 50.
Why the study?
The predictive value of metabolic syndrome for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in the Chinese elderly population is unclear compared to its individual components.
Does metabolic syndrome predict all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in elderly Chinese adults?
Population
1,535 Chinese adults aged 50 years or older from a machinery factory cohort
Comparison
Metabolic syndrome vs its individual components vs no components
Design
Cohort study
Follow-up
Median 15 years
Authors
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May aid CV risk stratification in older Chinese adults; extends prior data but leaves open need for validation.
Cohort (n=1,535)
No
Does metabolic syndrome predict all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in elderly Chinese adults?
Hazard Ratio: 1.96 (95% CI 1.42–2.72)
Metabolic syndrome is a significant predictor of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in elderly Chinese adults, and counting individual components does not provide more prognostic information than a dichotomous MetS classification.
Dong-ling et al. (2012) conducted a cohort in Metabolic syndrome (n=1,535). Metabolic syndrome vs. Without metabolic syndrome was evaluated on Cardiovascular mortality (HR 1.96, 95% CI 1.42-2.72). In Chinese adults aged ≥50 years, metabolic syndrome was associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular mortality compared to those without the syndrome (HR 1.96; 95% CI 1.42-2.72).
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