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KMID : 0384920080170020230
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Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing
2008 Volume.17 No. 2 p.230 ~ p.238
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Lifestyle Characteristics, Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease among Workers in Kyeongki-do
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Kim Chun-Ja
Park Jae-Bum
Kim Bom-Taeck
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was to investigate the lifestyle characteristics and risk of cardiovas- cular disease (CVD) among workers with metabolic syndrome(MS).
Methods: The descriptive cross-sectional survey design was used. A total of 187 workers with MS were recruited from a university hospital. The anthropometric measures were used and blood data were reviewed from the health record. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple logistic regressions with SPSS/WIN 12.0.
Results: While 52.2% of women did not do exercise regularly, 30.5% of men did not at all. The prevalence of MS according to each component was as follows: hypertension was 92.0%, obesity was 89.8%, hyperlipidemia was 63.1%, and hyperglycemia was 61.0%. The high prevalence of each component of MS in workers with MS indicated a significantly higher risk of CVD. The odds ratio of risk of CVD was 16.04 (p=.017) in workers with hypertension, when compared to workers without hypertension. Similarly, the odds ratio of risk of CVD was 11.04 (p=.000) in workers with hyperglycemia, compared to workers without hyperglycemia.
Conclusion: Increased risk of CVD was significantly associated with lifestyle characteristics and MS risk factors among Korean workers with MS.
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KEYWORD
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Workers, Metabolic cardiovascular syndrome, Lifestyle
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