Key result
Metabolic syndrome affects ~38% of male bank employees amid high overall cardiometabolic risk.
Why the study?
Coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus are preceded by metabolic risk factors whose prevalence increases with body mass index and waist circumference, but data on these factors among bank employees are limited.
Cross-Sectional (n=160)
There is a high prevalence of central obesity, hypertension, and metabolic syndrome among male bank employees, highlighting the need for targeted cardiometabolic screening in this occupational group.
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May warrant occupational screening in bank employees; leaves open whether prevalence drives events or benefits from intervention.
Background: Coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are preceded by a cluster of metabolic risk factors that include hypertension, dyslipidemia, and prediabetes. The prevalence of these metabolic risk factors shows an upward trend with increasing body mass index and waist circumference. Aims and Objective: To examine cardiometabolic risk factors among bank employees. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 160 male bank employees. Blood pressure and anthropometric measurements were recorded. Fasting blood samples were analyzed for blood glucose and lipid profile. Result: Generalized obesity and central obesity were found in 9% and 69% subjects, respectively. Nearly half of the subjects were observed to have hypertension and another one-third prehypertension. Nearly 14% subjects had T2DM. Dyslipidemia was observed in this study as high triglycerides (TGs; 10.8%) and low high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol levels (10%), high total serum cholesterol (5%), and high low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol levels (5%). Significant number of subjects had suboptimal lipid levels. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) was found to be 38%. Conclusion: Obesity and overweight are prevalent among bank employees. Central obesity and MetS are also prevalent in normal weight subjects. Obese subjects had higher levels of systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and blood glucose and also had higher prevalence of MetS. [Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol 2015; 5(3.000): 258-262]
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Singh et al. (2015) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiometabolic risk factors (n=160). Bank employment was evaluated on Metabolic syndrome (MetS). Among male bank employees, cardiometabolic risk factors were highly prevalent, including central obesity in 69%, hypertension in nearly half, and metabolic syndrome in 38%.
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