Association between television viewing and risk of metabolic syndrome, a community based study
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Physiology - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
Abstract Background: Metabolic syndrome, a constellation of interconnected physiological, biochemical, clinical, and metabolic factors that directly increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus is becoming an important issue during recent decades and many studies have explored the risk factors contributing to its development. However, less attention has been paid to the risk associated with sedentary behavior, especially television viewing. This study examined the association between TV viewing and risk of developing metabolic syndrome. Materials and Methods: This is a community based cross sectional study done among the 54 urban city dwellers of Anantapur within 2km from medical college. Study was conducted from July 2017 to December 2017. Data was collected using predesigned questionnaire and it was entered and analyzed in MS excel using Chi-square test considering p value <0.05 as significant. Results: Overall prevalence of metabolic syndrome among study subjects was 51.85%, with 46.42% in males and 57.69% in females .Obesity, high intake of junk food, smoking, TV viewing for longer time were found to be associated with increased risk of metabolic syndrome. Conclusion: Increased TV viewing time was associated with an increased prevalence of the metabolic syndrome, while physical activity was associated with a reduced prevalence. Population strategies addressing the metabolic syndrome should focus on reducing sedentary behaviours such as TV viewing, as well as increasing physical activity.
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V Shobha Rani, S Usha Devi
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