Non-exercise based estimation of cardiorespiratory fitness is inversely associated with metabolic syndrome in a representative sample of Korean adults

Table 2 Prevalence of metabolic syndrome risk factors

Risk factor	Women	Men	Combined
Waist circumference^a	26.6% (3563)	26.8% (2650)	26.7% (6213)
Fasting blood glucose^b	23.1% (3102)	33.6% (3321)	27.6% (6423)
Blood pressure^c	26.9% (3603)	40.3% (3988)	32.6% (7591)
HDL-C^d	51.3% (6880)	33.3% (3292)	43.7% (10,172)
Triglycerides^e	22.1% (2968)	38.1% (3771)	28.9% (6739)

HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
^a > 90 for men and > 85 cm for women
^b > 100 mg/dL or drug treatment for impaired fasting glucose
^c > 130 systolic or > 85 diastolic blood pressure or drug treatment for hypertension
^d < 40 mg/dL for men; < 50 mg/dL for women
^e > 150 mg/dL or drug treatment for high serum triglycerides

ISSN: 1471-2318