Association between lifestyle factors and health condition and metabolic syndrome. 

Association between lifestyle factors and health condition and metabolic syndrome. 

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To determine whether behavioral factors differ among metabolic conditions and self-reported health, and to determine whether self-reported health is a valid predictor of metabolic syndrome (MetS). A total of 2997 individuals (≥ 40 years old) were selected from four biennial U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (2007–2014). A set o...

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... had a lower percentage of poor self-reported health (20.10%) than smokers who smoked every day (33.19%). Table 2 shows the association between four behavioral factors (smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity and diet) and poor self-reported health as well as MetS with a set of weighted logistics regression models. Physical inactivity and poor diet were significantly associated with poor self-reported health. ...
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... showed in Table 2, consumers of less than 12 alcoholic drinks/yr. were more likely to have MetS than those who consumed more than 12 drinks/yr. ...

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