Jahangiry Leila, Shojaeizadeh Davoud, Montazeri Ali, Najafi Mahdi, Mohammad Kazem, Abbasalizad Farhangi Mahdieh
Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Public Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
J Res Health Sci. 2014 Autumn;14(4):303-7.
Lifestyle is recognized as a key factor as the cause and management of the metabolic syndrome. The aim of this study was to identify individuals at increased cardiovascular diseases risk and determine main features of lifestyle of participants with metabolic syndrome via internet.
The study was conducted from Jun 22 to August 22, 2012 in Tehran, Iran. Recruitment was carried out through the study website. Participants with metabolic syndrome who were interested and met the study criteria were invited for free clinic visits and clinical assessments. Baseline measurements were metabolic syndrome risk factors. Physical activity and dietary intake were measured by international physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ- short form) and the frequency food questionnaire (FFQ) respectively. Metabolic syndrome was defined according to Adult Treatment Panel III diagnostic criteria.
Mean (SD) age for men and women were 41.9 (10.4) and 48.1 (7.8) yr respectively. Men were well educated and more likely to participate in the study than women. Men with metabolic syndrome had larger waist circumference (105.5) and lower BMI (29.1) than women with metabolic syndrome (P<0.001). Approximately 73% of the sample was inactive and 3% of participants had health enhancing physical activity. There were significant differences in the intakes of total fat and cholesterol between men and women (P<0.001).
Because of the high prevalence of metabolic syndrome, national lifestyle modification policies must be developed for population. Web-based healthy lifestyle programs may contribute to the reduction of the metabolic syndrome components.
生活方式被认为是代谢综合征病因及管理的关键因素。本研究旨在通过互联网识别心血管疾病风险增加的个体，并确定代谢综合征参与者的主要生活方式特征。
该研究于2012年6月22日至8月22日在伊朗德黑兰进行。通过研究网站招募参与者。邀请符合研究标准且感兴趣的代谢综合征参与者进行免费门诊就诊和临床评估。基线测量指标为代谢综合征风险因素。身体活动和饮食摄入量分别通过国际身体活动问卷（IPAQ简表）和食物频率问卷（FFQ）进行测量。代谢综合征根据成人治疗小组III诊断标准进行定义。
男性和女性的平均（标准差）年龄分别为41.9（10.4）岁和48.1（7.8）岁。男性受教育程度高，比女性更有可能参与研究。患有代谢综合征的男性腰围（105.5）比患有代谢综合征的女性更大，BMI（29.1）更低（P<0.001）。大约73%的样本不活动，3%的参与者进行有益健康的身体活动。男性和女性在总脂肪和胆固醇摄入量方面存在显著差异（P<0.001）。
由于代谢综合征的高患病率，必须为人群制定全国性的生活方式改善政策。基于网络的健康生活方式项目可能有助于减少代谢综合征的组成部分。
