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Cardiovascular risk factors among oil refinery workers: ecological study
Flavia Cortines Carvalho1, Marluce Rodrigues Godinho2, Aldo Pacheco Ferreira3
1Occupational Department, Duque de Caxias Refinery - Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil. Occupational Department Duque de Caxias Refinery Brazil.
Workers in an oil refinery show medium cardiovascular disease risk. While hypertension and diabetes prevalence increased, cholesterol, smoking, and coronary artery risk decreased over a decade, highlighting the need for workplace health programs.
Area of Science:
- Occupational Health
- Cardiovascular Epidemiology
- Public Health
Background:
- Worker health monitoring is crucial for identifying risk factors and workload impacts.
- Characterizing morbidity profiles aids in understanding employee health trends.
- Establishing health indicators is essential for proactive risk management in industrial settings.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify cardiovascular risk factors in oil refinery employees.
- To differentiate between modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors.
- To assess risk factors in employees with fixed work schedules versus shift work.
Main Methods:
- Ecological, exploratory, descriptive, and quantitative study design.
- Data sourced from the company's internal record system.
- Time series analysis of risk factor prevalence from 2008 to 2017.
Main Results:
- Increasing trends observed in hypertension and diabetes prevalence.
- Decreasing trends noted for high cholesterol, high LDL, low HDL, smoking, and coronary artery risk.
- Hypertension prevalence rose, while other factors (except diabetes) decreased by 2017 compared to 2008.
Conclusions:
- The workforce presents a medium risk for cardiovascular disease, despite favorable demographics.
- Young age, high education, and resource availability do not negate cardiovascular risks.
- Systematizing workplace health promotion programs is urgently needed.
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