The purpose of this study was to identify metabolic syndrome risk factors of visually impaired people, as well as characteristics of their lifestyles. Fifty-four visually impaired people and 80 people in a control group were enrolled in this questionnaire survey. The diets of visually impaired people were assessed using 24-h food recall. The rate of metabolic syndrome of visually impaired people was 22.2%. Visually impaired people had higher systolic blood pressure 130.6±22.7 vs. 121.0±15.8 mmHg) and body fat percentage 31.3%±8.6% vs. 27.9%±9.4%) than the controls. Other anthropometric, biochemical, and lifestyle variables showed no significant differences between the two groups. The percentage of visually impaired people who engaged in 20 min of exercise each day[?] was less than that of healthy people (p=0.005). The percentage of visually impaired people with an active lifestyle was also smaller (p=0.027).
The purpose of this study was to identify metabolic syndrome risk factors of visually impaired people, as well as characteristics of their lifestyles. Fifty-four visually impaired people and 80 people in a control group were enrolled in this questionnaire survey. The diets of visually impaired people were assessed using 24-h food recall. The rate of metabolic syndrome of visually impaired people was 22.2%. Visually impaired people had higher systolic blood pressure 130.6±22.7 vs. 121.0±15.8 mmHg) and body fat percentage 31.3%±8.6% vs. 27.9%±9.4%) than the controls. Other anthropometric, biochemical, and lifestyle variables showed no significant differences between the two groups. The percentage of visually impaired people who engaged in 20 min of exercise each day[?] was less than that of healthy people (p=0.005). The percentage of visually impaired people with an active lifestyle was also smaller (p=0.027).