ObjectiveTo investigate the status and distribution of chronic metabolic diseases in university faculty and propose targeted prevention and control measures in this regard.

MethodsA total of 2 204 teachers and staff of a university in Shanghai were included and analyzed for their physical examination data. The main indicators included blood glucose (BG), blood lipid (BL), body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure (BP).

ResultsThe total abnormal detection rate of the indicators were 50.6% in this study. The abnormal rates of BG, total cholesterol (TCOL), triglyceride(TG), low density lipoprotein (LDL), overweight, obesity and BP in men were statistically higher than those in women except total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein whose abnormality rates were higeher in women than in men. The rate of dyslipidemia remarkably increased from the age of 30, but showed a downtrend after the age of 70. The diabetes prevalence and blood sugar damage rate were 6.1% and 8.5% respectively in males, higher than 5.4% and 3.2% in females. At ages of 70-79 were found the highest prevalence rates of chronic metabolic diseases: hyperlipidemia 49.3%, diabetes 12.3%, and hypertension 39.6%. Among the overweight teachers and staff, hyperlipidemia prevalence rates accounted for 45.9%, diabetes 6.8%, impaired fasting glucose 10.1% and hypertension 40.3%. And among obesity teachers and staff, hyperlipidemia accounted for 45.3%, diabetes 12.5%, impaired fasting glucose 15.6% and hypertension 51.6%.After the age of 50, the abnormality rates of total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein were greatly increased in females.

ConclusionThe prevalence of chronic metabolic diseases in male is higher than that in female. Chronic metabolic diseases have become the main diseases that affect the health of university teachers and staff. Health education and targeted intervention measures which focus on blood pressure, blood lipid, blood glucose and body weight are particularly important and urgent in universities.