Abstract
It has been recognized that preventive measures against lifestyle-related diseases are necessary from youth. To investigate health conditions and their relation to lifestyles in young males, 128 males aged 20-33 (mean ; 28.9) belonging to a community fire brigade were given health examinations and self-administered questionnaires. Hyperuricemia (serum uric acid ≧ 7.1mg/dl) was found in 25.8% of them, and overweight (BMI ≧ 24.3 kg/m2) in 27.3%. The Hyperuricemia was significantly associated with overweight (p<0.01), and tended to be frequently observed in persons with physical activity, drinking and smoking habits. Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that overweight was independently correlated with hyperuricemia (OR 2.81, 95%CI 1.43-5.55, p<0.01). Overweight persons had higher uric acid, total cholesterol, triglyceride, γ-GTP, blood pressure, and lower HDL-cholesterol than those with normal or lower weight. Fire brigade members with hyperuricemia were likely to have hyperlipidemia, glucose intorelance, hypertension, and overweight as well (p<0.05). Hyperuricemia was encountered in 40.6% of persons with little concern about their own health examination results, against 19.4% in those with such concern (p<0.05). The present findings suggest that attention should be paid to lifestyle-related diseases or multiple risk factor clustering syndrome in young males, and that it is important to take preventive measures against such diseases in young males as a community health service.
