Occupation-related differences in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome
Miguel-Angel Sánchez-Chaparro, Eva Calvo-Bonacho, Arturo González-Quintela, Carlos Fernández-Labandera, Martha Cabrera, Juan-Carlos Sáinz, Ana Fernández-Meseguer, José R Banegas, Luis-Miguel Ruilope, Pedro Valdivielso, Javier Román-García, Ibermutuamur Cardiovascular Risk Assessment (ICARIA) Study Group, Miguel-Angel Sánchez-Chaparro, Eva Calvo-Bonacho, Arturo González-Quintela, Carlos Fernández-Labandera, Martha Cabrera, Juan-Carlos Sáinz, Ana Fernández-Meseguer, José R Banegas, Luis-Miguel Ruilope, Pedro Valdivielso, Javier Román-García, Ibermutuamur Cardiovascular Risk Assessment (ICARIA) Study Group
Abstract
Objective: To investigate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in the Spanish working population and determine how the prevalence varies according to occupation and sex.
Research design and methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 259,014 workers (mean age 36.4 years, range [16-74]; 72.9% male) who underwent a routine medical checkup. The Adult Treatment Panel III (2001) definition for metabolic syndrome was used.
Results: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome was 11.6% (95% CI 11.5-11.7) in male subjects and 4.1% (4.0-4.2) in female subjects and increased with age. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome varied in the different categories of occupational activity depending on the sex considered. Among female subjects, the age-adjusted prevalence of metabolic syndrome was higher in blue-collar than in white-collar workers, but this difference was not evident among male workers.
Conclusions: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome varies in the different categories of occupational activity in the Spanish working population. This variation also depends on sex.
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