Laboratory Medicine ›› 2018, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (5): 407-410.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8640.2018.05.008

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Correlations of serum calcium and free fatty acid with metabolic syndrome among elders in community

ZHU Wenkui1, XU Qi1, CHEN Jin2   

  1. 1. Shanghai Pudong New Area Hudong Community Health Service Center,Shanghai 200129,China
    2. Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital,Tongji University,Shanghai 200092,China
  • Received:2017-08-15 Online:2018-05-20 Published:2018-05-30

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the correlations of serum calcium (Ca) and free fatty acid(FFA) with metabolic syndrome(MS) among elders in community. Methods A total of 104 elderly patients with MS and 113 healthy subjects were enrolled. Clinical data(age,sex,waist circumference and blood pressure) were collected. Fasting plasma glucose(FPG),triglyceride(TG),high-density lipoprotein cholesterol(HDL-C),Ca and FFA levels were determined. The correlations of Ca and FFA with waist circumference,blood pressure,FPG,TG and HDL-C were analyzed. Results Waist circumference,TG,systolic blood pressure (SBP),FPG,Ca and FFA in MS group were higher than those in healthy control group (P<0.01), and HDL-C was lower (P<0.01). There was no statistical significance for age and diastolic blood pressure (DBP)between MS and healthy control groups (P>0.05). There were positive correlations of Ca with waist circumference,TG,SBP and FPG (r=0.182,0.367,0.173 and 0.361,P<0.01),and there was a negative correlation with HDL-C (r=-0.358,P<0.01). FFA had positive correlations with TG and FPG (r=0.324 and 0.215,P<0.01). Conclusions Serum Ca and FFA are correlated with MS among elders in community.

Key words: Free fatty acid, Calcium, Metabolic syndrome

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