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Caroline da Silva Barbosa1, Magno Conceição das Merces1,2, Amália Ivine Costa Santana1
1Health Sciences Postgraduate Program, School of Medicine, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
Background:
Cross-sectional studies point out important evidence between anxiety and dyslipdemic disorders in health workers.
Objective:
Our main objective was to estimate the association between anxiety and dyslipidemia in Primary Health Care (PHC) nursing professionals in Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil.
Methods:
A confirmatory cross-sectional study involving 376 PHC nursing professionals. Data collection occurred through the application of a questionnaire containing sociodemographic, labor and lifestyle issues, and the Beck Inventory for anxiety; to evaluate the lipid profile, the HDL-c, LDL-c, and triglycerides markers were evaluated. Descriptive, bivariate analysis and Logistic Regression were performed.
Results:
The estimated prevalence of moderate/severe anxiety corresponded to 26.1% and dyslipidemia was 54.8%, with a statistically significant association between both of variables stratified by physical activity (PR = 2.69; 95% CI = 1.87-3.85) and (PR = 1.87; 95% CI = 1.53-2.28).
Conclusions:
There is a positive association between anxiety and dyslipidemia in Primary Health Care nursing professionals.
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