Why the study?
The study aimed to estimate the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic syndrome, and evaluate associations with urbanization and sociodemographic characteristics, among community health workers in the Philippines.
There is a high prevalence of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk factors among community health workers in the Philippines, highlighting a need for targeted preventive health measures in this workforce.
May warrant workplace screening in this high-burden group; leaves open residual confounding of the null rural-urban comparison.
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic syndrome among community health workers (CHWs) in selected villages in the Philippines. It also determined the association of urbanization and socio-demographic characteristics with hypertension, diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome among CHWs. METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional study was conducted among CHWs who were actively rendering service from selected communities at the time of the study. Standardized interviews were conducted and clinical measurements were collected. RESULTS: <0.033). Borderline to high total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) and triglycerides (TG) were seen in 41%, 37% and 20%, respectively. Sixty percent had low high density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c). The overall prevalence of metabolic syndrome was 52.3%. CONCLUSION: Metabolic syndrome is prevalent among CHW participants, with obesity, hypertension and low LDL-c as the most common components present. The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in this population was not found to be significantly different between rural and urban areas after adjusting for other factors.
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