The Predictor Factors of Metabolic Syndrome Based on Walker Health-Promoting Lifestyle in Women

Abstract

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome is increasing in the world wide. Patients withmetabolic syndrome have abdominal obesity, dyslipidemia hyperglycemia, and hypertension. Thepurpose of this study was to determine the predictor factors of metabolic syndrome based on WalkerHealth-Promoting lifestyle in women in Gonabad, 2014.

This cross-sectional study was performed on 239 women who weresuffering from metabolic syndrome in Gonabad city, in 2014. HPLP (health promotion lifestyleprofile) questionnaire was used for data gathering. Data were analyzed using SPSS 16.

Statistical analysis showed a significant difference between lifestyle average score and age,smoking, income, and occupation (P<0.05). There was not a significant association between lifestyleaverage score and the duration of illness, place of residence, education, type of living and alcoholconsumption (P>0.05). The lowest score was for physical exercising 10.97 ±2.99 and the highest forinterpersonal relationships 27.38±7.19. The most direct effect was social relations (R2= 0.329) andthe least direct effect was nutrition (R2= 0.164) and in the overall social relations (R2= 0.331) wasstrongest predictor of metabolic syndrome based on the Walker.

By considering relationship between metabolic syndrome and its life style, it seems necessary attention need to life style.