The Association between Marital Status and Metabolic Syndrome in Korean Men.

Chung, Tae Heum; Kim, Moon Chan; Choi, Chung Hun; Kim, Chang Sup

doi:2010.31.3.208

Korean J Fam Med > Volume 31(3); 2010 > Article

Original Article

Korean Journal of Family Medicine 2010;31(3):208-214.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4082/kjfm.2010.31.3.208 Published online March 20, 2010.

The Association between Marital Status and Metabolic Syndrome in Korean Men.

Tae Heum Chung, Moon Chan Kim, Chung Hun Choi, Chang Sup Kim

Department of Family Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea. jeongth@uuh.ulsan.kr

한국남자에서 결혼상태와 대사증후군과의 관련성

정태흠, 김문찬, 최정헌, 김창섭

울산대학교 의과대학 울산대학교병원 가정의학교실

Abstract

Background
We aimed to investigate the association between marital status and metabolic syndrome, and observed how their lifestyle may influence within their relationship. Methods: We analyzed the data from 12,288 Korean men over 20 years old taking a health checkup in a university hospital in Ulsan from March 2008 to February 2009. The subjects were classified as married, unmarried, separated, widowed, and divorced. The odds ratios for metabolic syndrome in each marital status were calculated after adjusting for age, educational level, and family income. In only married men and divorced men, odds ratios were calculated again after adjusting for alcohol intake, smoking, or exercise added to age, educational level, and family income. Results: After adjustment for age, educational level, and family income, the odds ratio for metabolic syndrome in divorced men was 1.48 (95% confidence internal [CI], 1.03 to 2.12; P = 0.03) compared to married men. However, the odds ratios in divorced men decreased to 1.47 (95% CI, 0.97 to 2.24; P = 0.07) after adjusting for alcohol intake added to age, educational level, and family income, 1.42 (95% CI, 0.99 to 2.04; P = 0.06) after adjusting for smoking added, 1.35 (95% CI, 0.93 to 1.96; P = 0.12) after adjusting for exercise added, and 1.37 (95% CI, 0.89 to 2.12; P = 0.15) after adjusting for alcohol intake, smoking, and exercise added. Conclusion: Divorced men were likely to have metabolic syndrome compared to married men and this finding may be mediated by their bad lifestyle.

Key Words: Marital Status; Metabolic Syndrome; Lifestyle