劳动能力和人体指数与公共部门雇员的心血管风险因素相关:横截面研究
Angela Arthur1, Anthony Mensah-Asamoah1, Eleazer Kofi Mensah Brown1
1Department of Physiotherapy and Sport Science, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kumasi Ghana.
Health science reports
|November 29, 2023
概括
工作能力和身体测量与公共部门雇员的心血管疾病风险有关. 需要进行干预措施来管理血压,体重和身体活动,以改善员工健康.
科学领域:
- 职业健康 职业健康 职业健康
- 心血管健康 心血管健康
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 心血管疾病 (CVD) 构成重大健康风险,特别是在公共部门雇员 (PSE) 中.
- 了解工作能力 (WA) 和人体指数之间的相互作用对于制定有针对性的健康战略至关重要.
- 评估PSE中心血管疾病风险因素对于政策和工作场所干预的信息至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 检查公共部门雇员 (PSE) 中劳动能力 (WA) 和人体指数与心血管疾病 (CVD) 风险因素之间的相关性.
- 为了确定关键的人类测量和WA指标与心血管疾病风险相关的这一群体.
- 为旨在减轻心血管疾病风险的职场健康策略提供证据.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及254名公共部门雇员 (平均年龄37.18±10.34) 的横截面研究.
- 用自我报告的WA指数来衡量工作能力.
- 测量了关键的人类指数 (BMI,WC,HC,WHR),血压 (BP) 和内脏脂肪,以及生活方式和心血管疾病风险史.
主要成果:
- 在WA和增加的缩血压,BMI,WC,WHR,体重与身高的比率和内脏脂肪之间发现了显著的相关性.
- 超过70%的参与者超重或肥胖,67.7%的人没有体育活动史.
- 24-29岁,30-39岁和40-49岁的年龄组独立预测出色的WA,而超重的独立预测下降了优秀的WA.
结论:
- 在这项研究中,公共部门的雇员表现出高血压的倾向,中心脂肪增加,身体不活动以及超重/肥胖.
- 劳动能力和人体指数都是该人口中心血管疾病风险的重要预测指标.
- 建议实施工作场所健康策略来管理BP,BMI,WC,WHR,体重与身高的比率和内脏脂肪,以减少心血管疾病的风险因素.
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