Abstract
BackgroundAn increased prevalence of adolescent metabolic syndrome (MS) is associated with adulthood cardiovascular diseases. This study aimed to explore the potential relationship of quality of life (QoL) and personality traits with adolescent MS.MethodsA total of 1961 participants from Chongqing with an average age of 11.68 years old from a cohort study established in 2014 and followed up through 2019 were included. QoL information, Eysenck’s personality questionnaire and MS components were collected.ResultsA higher QoL domain score of physical activity ability (PAA) was a protective factor for both MS and MS score (all P < 0.01), which was mainly negatively correlated with the MS components of central obesity, diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and triglyceride levels, as well as positively correlated with high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) level. The total QoL score was negatively correlated with triglyceride levels and positively correlated with DBP (all P < 0.01). High extraversion personality score was a protective factor against adolescent MS (P = 0.04) and MS score (P < 0.05), which were mainly negatively correlated with the MS components of waist circumference, systolic blood pressure and TGs, and positively correlated with HDL-C (all P ≤ 0.01).ConclusionsQoL score and extraversion personality score were independent protective factors against both MS prevalence and MS score, suggesting that community intervention to improve the QoL and psychological health of children are essential.
Highlights
The increased prevalence of adolescent metabolic syndrome (MS) and MS component severity scores are independent predictors of adulthood cardiovascularLiang et al Health Qual Life Outcomes (2021) 19:160 were potential risk factors for adolescent MS or MS components
The results showed that physical activity ability (PAA) (OR 0.962 (0.944, 0.981), P < 0.01) and living environment (OR 0.934 (0.89, 0.981), P = 0.006) were negatively correlated with central obesity, companionship was positively correlated with elevated Blood pressure (BP) (OR (95%CI) 1.037 (1.001, 1.073), P = 0.04), and activity opportunity was positively correlated with impaired fasting glucose (IFG) (OR (95%CI) 1.102 (1.016, 1.194), P = 0.02)
Our findings add to the scarce research evidence regarding the relationships of quality of life (QoL) and personality traits with MS in children and adolescents, which could facilitate the generation of policy suggestions for health management institutes
Summary
The increased prevalence of adolescent metabolic syndrome (MS) and MS component severity scores are independent predictors of adulthood cardiovascularLiang et al Health Qual Life Outcomes (2021) 19:160 were potential risk factors for adolescent MS or MS components. The increased prevalence of adolescent metabolic syndrome (MS) and MS component severity scores are independent predictors of adulthood cardiovascular. The literature has consistently demonstrated evidence for the association of physical health risks and socioeconomic status with adolescent MS or its components; the association of healthrelated quality of life (QoL) and personality traits with adolescent MS should gain the attention of researchers. One community obesity intervention study [18] revealed that the control of obesity was associated with QoL improvement. Considered together, these studies suggest that QoL could have significant effects on MS, but evidence in children and adolescents has been scarce. This study aimed to explore the potential relationship of quality of life (QoL) and personality traits with adolescent MS
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