Abstract

MOLINA ARAGONES, Josep María. Riesgo cardiovascular, ocupación y riesgos laborales en una población laboral de Catalunya. Med. segur. trab. [online]. 2008, vol.54, n.212, pp.91-98. ISSN 1989-7790.

Objective: Determining the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in Catalan workers; analysing their relationships with labour activity and the labour risks associated with this. Materials and Methods: Cardiovascular risk factors data (nicotine poisoning, hypertension, dyslipemia, and diabetes) from January to June of 2006 in Catalonia, and labour risks data obtained from evaluations of professional and business activity of workers object of this study were analysed. Results: Data from 2.573 workers (1.766 (68’7 %) men and 806 (31’3 %) women) were obtained. 2.233 (86’9 %) present a low cardiovascular risk, 304 (11’8) present a light cardiovascular risk, and 34 (1’3 %) a high-medium cardiovascular risk. Significant differences in the cardiovascular risk behaviour according to this labour activity were shown (p<0,00). Conclusions: The distribution of cardiovascular risk factors was not homogeneous in the different labour activities. Different activity sectors involve habits and behaviours which definitively influence cardiovascular risk. You can find this risk associated to factors of individual type and not to labour conditions. The preventive treatment must be prepared according to different activity sectors.

Keywords : Risk factors; Occupational Medicine; Cardiovascular diseases.

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