Identification of the prevalence of risk factors for the development of metabolic syndrome in employees of a footwear company
International Journal of Development Research
Identification of the prevalence of risk factors for the development of metabolic syndrome in employees of a footwear company
Received 10th October, 2020; Received in revised form 11th November, 2020; Accepted 16th December, 2020; Published online 30th January, 2021
Copyright © 2021, Laurynês de Castro, Jessica Silva Souza, Julia Rosa Tarlé Perillo, Sarah da Silva Candido, José Alexandre Bachur and Cynthia Kallás Bachur. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objective: to identify the risk factors for Metabolic Syndrome in employees of a company. Methods: cross-sectional descriptive study with the participation of employees of a private shoe company, 2018. An instrument with a self-report on a socio-demographic profile was applied. Body mass index, waist circumference (WC) and blood pressure (BP) were calculated. Blood glucose values were obtained from the casual measurement by rapid tests. The behaviors of practicing physical activity were obtained from the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. The analysis was presented by descriptive statistics from mean and standard deviation, absolute and relative values. Results: 61 employees, average age 30 years. Glycemic indexes were higher among men (97.30 mg / dL). The prevalence of overweight (46.7%) and WC (40%) were higher among women. Most workers (62.2%) had normal BP. In both sexes, they were classified as "active". Conclusion: the present study contributes to an early performance through educational, behavioral and evaluative measures such as lectures, counseling and health assessments contributing to increased productivity and reduced health costs.
