Abstract
To assess the prevalence of coronary risk factors in 2,463 health-care workers at the General Hospital of Mexico. The study participants--1,620 women (65.8%) and 843 men (34.2%)--ranged in age from 16 to 65 years old. Study subjects were classified into five occupational subgroups: maintenance workers, 477 (19.4%); administrators, 697 (28.3%); physicians, 495 (20.1%); nursing staff, 559 (22.7%); and students, 235 (9.5%). For each participant, a clinical history was elicited, anthropometric determinations were done, and samples were obtained for determining blood glucose, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein, high-density lipoprotein, and triglyceride levels. Cholesterol levels above 6.2 mmol/L (>240 mg/dL) were found in 14.9% of the women and 14.8% of the men in the overall study group. Triglyceride levels of more than 2.25 mmol/L (>200 mg/dL) were found in 471 participants (19.1%). The prevalence of obesity was 13.5%, and high blood pressure was detected in 22.2% of study participants. Only 32.2% of subjects engaged in physical exercise one or more times per week; moreover, 32% of those surveyed smoked. The prevalence for diabetes mellitus was 6.25%. The multifactorial coronary risk index was high in 13.2% of men and 43....Continue Reading
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