Factor analysis of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors and prevalence of metabolic syndrome in adult Taiwanese

摘要: To assess the clustering of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors among Taiwanese adults, we evaluated 579 healthy participants who underwent health examinations between May and December 2007. Exploratory factor analysis was used to examine clustering. Smoking, alcohol intake, exercise habits, body mass index, waist circumference, total cholesterol, triglycerides, high- low-density lipoprotein fasting glucose, uric acid, serum hepatic enzymes, mean arterial pressure were assessed. Separate analyses assessed cholesterol. Principal components identified five for a model without cholesterol four Four common in both models explained 51.1 51.8% variance original 14 factors. Metabolic factors, hematological (white blood cells platelets), lifestyle (smoking consumption), habits glucose about 20, 11, 10, 10% variance, respectively. In 8.83% variance. This study confirmed established metabolic syndrome revealed additional associated disease including which should be targeted prevention efforts.