Julie Kikkenborg, Emma Magelund, Maria Silke Riise, Lars Kayser, Rikke Terp
Knowledge, Skills, and Experience With Technology in Relation to Nutritional Intake and Physical Activity Among Older Adults at Risk of Falls: Semistructured Interview Study
JMIR human factors
metabolic syndrome mets cluster medical conditions associated several health disorders mets frailty related prolonged physical deconditioning need know whether concordance different ways diagnosing know prevalence spanish older adults thus aims study describe prevalence mets analyse concordance different definitions diagnose mets study associations mets frailty status physical activity pa older adults decreased functional capacity report crosssectional study involving 110 spanish older adults ages 65 years decreased functional capacity clinical criteria diagnose mets defined different expert groups anthropometric measurements blood biochemical analysis frailty status functional capacity pa assessed kappa statistic used determine agreement five mets definitions used students ttest pearson chisquare test used examine differences sex frailty pa groups sexadjusted prevalence mets assessed national cholesterol education programthird adult treatment panel 394 men 325 women international diabetes federation harmonized definitions best agreement k 1000 highest odds ratios ors cardiometabolic risk factors develop mets elevated triglycerides 375 reduced highdensity lipoprotein cholesterol 273 central obesity hypertension prevalence significantly higher nonactive group 707 268 respectively compared active group 500 77 respectively moreover active group 085 95 ci 035 204 active women group 077 95 ci 027 220 appeared show lower risk developing syndrome mets highly prevalent sample changes according definition used seems sex frailty influence development mets however pa appears decrease central obesity hypertension risk developing mets