Clinical investigation of metabolic syndrome in the female elderly occupational population.

Purpose: To explore prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and factors associated with its components in the elderly female occupational population in Taipei, Taiwan.

Methods: A total of 1,589 healthy subjects voluntarily and 65 years or above admitted to a teaching hospital for a physical check-up in 2010. Demographic and blood sample results were collected.

Clinical implications in the prevalence and associated cardiovascular factors of elevated serum alanine aminotransferase levels among elderly agricultural and fishing population in Taipei, Taiwan: experience at a teaching hospital.

Aim: To discuss the prevalence and associated factors related to an elevated serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) level among the elderly agricultural and fishing population.

Methods: A total of 6542 (3989 males and 2553 females) healthy adults voluntarily admitted to a teaching hospital for a physical checkup in 2010 in Taipei, Taiwan. Fasting blood samples were drawn via venipuncture, and clinical nurses interviewed the study participants using a structured questionnaire from.