Profile of non communicable disease risk factors in an industrial setting.
J Postgrad Med
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2006 Jul-Sep; 52(3): 167-71; discussion 171-3
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
The profile of non communicable diseases (NCD) risk factors was identified in an industry by pre tested WHO's STEPS questionnaire. SETTINGS ANDDESIGN:
A cross-sectional survey of all employment categories of an Industry (2000 employees) was done after randomly selecting subjects (220) from worker (52%) and non worker categories (47.4%), after informed consent. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Information was collected on behavioural risk factors (STEP I), followed by anthropometric and blood pressure measurements by a trained investigator (STEP II). STEP III constituted biochemical assessment of "at risk" subjects (> 3 risk factors). STATISTICALANALYSIS:
Percentage of subjects having NCD risk factors and the odds ratios were calculated.RESULTS:
Overall risk factor profile of the study subjects revealed universal prevalence of 3 risk factors) with prevalence of hypercholesterolemia, hypertension and diabetes of 40.5, 38.2 and 19.1% respectively.CONCLUSIONS:
A high prevalence of NCD risk factors in industrial setting was seen; therefore public health approaches are required at workplace settings to curtail the rising epidemic in the productive populations.
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Assunto principal:
Humanos
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Masculino
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Consumo de Bebidas Alcoólicas
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Fumar
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Distribuição Aleatória
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Índice de Massa Corporal
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Razão de Chances
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Métodos Epidemiológicos
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Prevalência
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Estudos Transversais
Tipo de estudo:
Ensaio Clínico Controlado
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Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Estudo prognóstico
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
J Postgrad Med
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
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