The Association between Mahjong Playing and Metabolic Risk Factors: A Community-Based Study
TANG, NING (2010)
2010
Kansanterveystiede - Public Health
Terveystieteiden yksikkö - School of Health Sciences
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2010-12-22
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https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:uta-1-23437
https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:uta-1-23437
Tiivistelmä
Playing mahjong is a popular hobby in Chinese community but the association between this habit and health is barely addressed. The objective of the study is to investigate the impact of playing mahjong on the metabolic risk factors.A questionnaire survey on the hobby of playing mahjong and its frequency and duration has been conducted in a community population. Logistic regression analyses were used to estimate the odds ratio of the association between playing mahjong and metabolic syndrome as well as its individual components, which were defined by the Adult Treatment Panel III.
The results showed that the prevalence of playing mahjong was 39.8% among 2076 responders. A lack of association between playing mahjong and the risk of metabolic syndrome was noted (odds ratio [OR]: 1.02, 95% CI: 0.77-1.35); however, different direction of association was noted between genders (OR: 0.93, 95% CI: 0.66-1.30 for male and OR: 1.50, 95% CI: 0.97-2.31 for female). By looking at five individual components of metabolic syndrome, lower high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (OR: 1.40, 95% CI: 1.03-1.91) and higher triglyceride level (OR: 1.33, 95% CI: 1.03-1.72) were noted in players when compared with non-players, even adjustment for age and gender. In conclusion, although there is a lack of association between playing mahjong and metabolic syndrome, this hobby adversely affects blood lipid components in this community population.
Keywords: mahjong, gambling, metabolic syndrome
The results showed that the prevalence of playing mahjong was 39.8% among 2076 responders. A lack of association between playing mahjong and the risk of metabolic syndrome was noted (odds ratio [OR]: 1.02, 95% CI: 0.77-1.35); however, different direction of association was noted between genders (OR: 0.93, 95% CI: 0.66-1.30 for male and OR: 1.50, 95% CI: 0.97-2.31 for female). By looking at five individual components of metabolic syndrome, lower high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (OR: 1.40, 95% CI: 1.03-1.91) and higher triglyceride level (OR: 1.33, 95% CI: 1.03-1.72) were noted in players when compared with non-players, even adjustment for age and gender. In conclusion, although there is a lack of association between playing mahjong and metabolic syndrome, this hobby adversely affects blood lipid components in this community population.
Keywords: mahjong, gambling, metabolic syndrome