Patterns of physical activity and metabolic syndrome among adult Koreans: a cross sectional study.

The purpose of this study was to determine whether leisure time physical activity (PA) affects risk for developing metabolic syndrome (MetS) among Korean adults. We studied 1728 Korean adults over age 20 years who visited a public health promotion center in Seoul, Korea. All subjects completed an International Physical Activity Questionnaire, and were examined for MetS criteria as defined by National Cholesterol Education Program's Adult Treatment Panel III criteria.