Changes of life styles among metabolic syndrome people in urban-rural fringe areas

Objective To change the life style among metabolic syndrome(MS) people in urban-rural fringe areas in order to find proper ways to control MS in communities.Methods The 125 MS people living in Tiancun community,an urban-rural fringe area in Haidian District,Beijing,received six-month health instructions.According to the willingness change their life style or not,they were divided into life-style-changing group and non-life-style-changing group.Body mass index(BMI),waistline,blood glucose,total cholesterol,and blood pressure were compared between the two groups.Results After six months of health instructions,diet ary therapy and exercise therapy,the BMI,waistline,blood glucose,total cholesterol and blood pressure of life-style-changing group were remarkably improved than.Conclusion Health instructions,diet ary therapy and exercise therapy in communities help control MS by controlling the BMI,waistline,blood glucose,total cholesterol and blood pressure.