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Table 2 Age-standardized prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and its components in Korea from 2008 to 2013

From: The prevalence trend of metabolic syndrome and its components and risk factors in Korean adults: results from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2008–2013

Year

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

P trend

% changing annually

N = 34,587

6,215

6,872

5,661

5,667

5,263

4,909

  

Metabolic syndrome

 Unadjusted

26.4 ± 0.9

27.4 ± 0.8

26.4 ± 0.9

28.3 ± 0.9

27.1 ± 1.0

29.0 ± 0.9

0.06

1.5

 Age-adjusted

27.5 ± 0.8

28.3 ± 0.7

27.1 ± 0.7

28.6 ± 0.8

27.0 ± 0.9

28.9 ± 0.8

0.50

0.5

 Men

27.9 ± 0.1

29.4 ± 0.1

28.0 ± 0.1

29.7 ± 0.1

25.5 ± 0.1

30.8 ± 0.1

0.59

0.6

 Women

26.4 ± 0.9

26.5 ± 0.9

25.6 ± 0.8

26.7 ± 0.9

27.6 ± 1.0

26.3 ± 0.9

0.63

0.4

Waist circumference

34.5 ± 1.0

32.5 ± 0.9

31.0 ± 0.9

34.2 ± 1.1

31.1 ± 1.0

30.1 ± 0.9

0.00

−2.3

 Men(>90 cm)

27.4 ± 1.2

24.7 ± 1.1

24.4 ± 1.3

27.7 ± 1.3

22.6 ± 1.3

24.8 ± 1.2

0.09

−2.0

 Women(>80 cm)

41.0 ± 1.4

39.5 ± 1.2

38.7 ± 1.1

39.9 ± 1.3

38.8 ± 1.4

34.4 ± 1.2

0.002

−2.5

Triglycerides (>150 mg/dL)

28.6 ± 0.8

28.7 ± 0.8

28.5 ± 0.8

28.2 ± 0.8

29.2 ± 0.9

29.4 ± 0.9

0.44

0.5

 Men

36.2 ± 1.2

36.8 ± 1.2

37.8 ± 1.3

36.1 ± 1.3

35.7 ± 1.4

37.8 ± 1.4

0.72

0.3

 Women

20.5 ± 0.8

20.0 ± 0.8

18.9 ± 0.9

19.9 ± 0.9

22.0 ± 1.0

20.5 ± 0.9

0.36

0.9

HDL cholesterol

43.3 ± 0.9

45.6 ± 0.9

43.0 ± 0.8

42.3 ± 0.1

36.9 ± 0.9

45.8 ± 0.9

0.06

−1.0

 Men(<40 mg/dL)

35.3 ± 1.2

36.5 ± 1.2

35.7 ± 1.3

33.9 ± 1.4

26.7 ± 1.3

38.7 ± 1.3

0.15

−1.3

 Women(<50 mg/dL)

50.9 ± 1.1

54.2 ± 1.0

50.0 ± 1.0

50.0 ± 1.2

47.0 ± 1.2

52.6 ± 1.1

0.15

−0.8

Blood pressure (≥130/85 mmHg)

31.8 ± 0.7

34.4 ± 0.8

33.5 ± 0.8

36.3 ± 0.8

35.7 ± 1.1

33.4 ± 0.9

0.03

1.3

 Men

36.3 ± 1.2

40.7 ± 1.2

38.7 ± 1.3

43.3 ± 1.2

41.5 ± 1.6

39.7 ± 1.3

0.02

1.9

 Women

26.9 ± 0.8

27.6 ± 0.8

27.7 ± 0.7

28.8 ± 0.8

29.1 ± 1.1

26.7 ± 0.9

0.56

0.4

Fasting glucose (≥100 mg/dL)

26.8 ± 0.8

27.5 ± 0.8

25.5 ± 0.8

25.1 ± 0.9

27.4 ± 0.9

30.8 ± 0.9

0.00

2.0

 Men

30.7 ± 1.2

32.5 ± 1.1

30.4 ± 1.1

30.5 ± 1.2

32.1 ± 1.3

37.0 ± 1.3

0.00

2.7

 Women

22.8 ± 0.8

22.5 ± 0.8

20.6 ± 0.9

19.03 ± 1.0

22.6 ± 1.0

24.6 ± 1.0

0.25

1.0

  1. Data are percentage (±SE) with appropriate sampling weights. Direct age adjustment of the data was done for the Korean population aged ≥20 years in the year 2005
  2. HDL high density lipoprotein