Higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome among male employees of a gas refinery than in their counterparts in nonindustrial environments
Article Category: Original article
Published Online: Aug 31, 2017
Page range: 227 - 234
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5372/1905-7415.1103.553
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© 2017 Mohammad Reza Baghshini, Irandokht Nikbakht-Jam, Hossein Mohaddes-Ardabili, Alireza Pasdar, Amir Avan, Maryam Tayefi, Amirhossein Sahebkar, Mohammad Sobhan Sheikh-Andalibi, Gordon A. Ferns, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan
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Background
Occupation and working conditions may affect the risk of developing metabolic syndrome (MetS), an important risk factor for diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD).
Objective
To investigate the prevalence of MetS and its risk factors in employees in an industrial workplace and compare them with those in employees from a nonindustrial setting.
Methods
Male employees (n = 757) from a gas-refinery and 2700 adult men from the general population of whom 750 were nonindustrial employees (Khorasan province, Iran), were evaluated for CVD risk factors, including those used to define MetS. Individuals were matched for age and educational attainment, and 670 industrial and 681 nonindustrial employees were included in the final analysis. International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and Adult Treatment Panel (ATP) III criteria were used for diagnosis of MetS. We compared MetS and its risk factors between the two groups.
Results
There were more gas refinery employees with a body mass index > 30 kg/m2, abdominal obesity, and a high fasting blood glucose level than nonindustrial employees (
Conclusions
The prevalence of MetS among male gas refinery employees was higher than for male nonindustrial employees.