[A matched case-control study on the risk factors of metabolic syndrome among policemen].

Objective: To investigate the life style, genetic and occupational risk factors of metabolic syndrome (MS) among policemen.

Methods: 1:4 matched case-control study was used, based on physical examination data of Tianjin Policemen in 2010, 708 patients with MS were randomly selected as cases, which were matched with 2832 healthy controls on the basis of sex and age (+/- 1 year). An epidemiological investigations on the past exposure status of several possible risk factors was conducted, and the data were analyzed with conditional logistic regression.