Gender Differences in the Effects of the Frequency of Physical Activity on the Incidence of Metabolic Syndrome: Results from a Middle-Aged Community Cohort in Taiwan.

Background: Little is known about how the frequency of physical activity in adults influences the occurrence of metabolic syndrome (MetS), and whether there are gender differences within these effects.

Methods: In this study, 3368 residents from the established "Landseed Cohort" underwent three waves of health examinations, and those who did not have MetS at baseline were selected and analyzed using a multiple Poisson regression model. By calculating the adjusted relative risk (ARR), the linear and nonlinear relationships between the frequency of physical activity and risk of developing MetS were examined for male and female participants.