Abstract
Objective: Waist circumference and BMI are fundamental criteria for diagnosis of metabolic syndrome and as well as for determining specific health guidance levels. This study was carried out to clarify their influence on specific health examination items and presence of Liver-Kidney contrast.
Methods: The subjects were 6,705 men (30s to 60s) who underwent our Ningen Dock and course of health check-up examinations from April 2010 to March 2011.
Results: Increasing age tended to be associated with blood pressure, plasma fasting glucose levels, and HbA1c levels in a Liver-Kidney contrast (+) and Liver-Kidney contrast (–) group. In more than half of the subjects in a group having waist circumference (–) and BMI (–), but Liver-Kidney contrast (+), plasma fasting glucose levels and HbA1c levels exceeded standard levels. Comparing findings over 4 years, in a group in which both waist circumference and Liver-Kidney contrast improved to (–), there were significant improvements in many items of laboratory data.
Conclusions: Our findings suggest that we should not focus exclusively on whether waist circumference and BMI criteria are met; there is also a need to continuously follow up persons with Liver-Kidney contrast (+) from an early date.
