Abstract

MARTINEZ ABADIA, B.  and  ARBUES, E.R.. Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in workers in secondary and tertiary sectors of employment. Enferm. glob. [online]. 2012, vol.11, n.28, pp.31-40. ISSN 1695-6141.

The medical examination of workers is an opportunity for the early detection of factors of cardiovascular risk. We designed a retrospective transverse study. The studied population consisted of 15,771 workers who attended medical examinations in 2009. We studied the following cardiovascular risk factors: age, sex, diabetes, hypertension, smoking, obesity, physical activity, cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol and cardiovascular risk. 44.3% of workers belong to the service sector and 55.7% to the industrial sector. The mean age was 46.27 years old. The estimated prevalence for diabetes was 2.9%, 3,2% for hypertension, 43,7% for smoking, 38.4% for being overweight, 19,4% for obesity, 56.3% for sedentary lifestyle, 39,5% for altered cholesterol and cardiovascular risk (SCORE) at 0.62% in the service sector and at 1,03% in the industrial sector. We found significant differences between sectors about physical inactivity, HDL and cardiovascular risk.

Keywords : cardiovascular disease; cardiovascular risk factors; cardiovascular risk; health promotion.

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