Prevalence of overweight and obesity in office administrative clerks
Section: Ethics and Society
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Vallejo de la Hoz G, del Hierro Gurruchaga M, Reglero García L, Aparicio Avendaño S, Artetxe Ferrero I, Rubio Ardanaz E, Rubio Ardanaz JA. Prevalencia de sobrepeso y obesidad en trabajadores administrativos. Metas de Enferm abr 2008; 11(3): 8-12
Authors
1Gorka Vallejo de la Hoz, 2Maite del Hierro Gurruchaga, 3Leire Reglero García, 4Soledad Aparicio Avendaño, 5Ibon Artetxe Ferrero
Position
1Doctor en Ciencias de la Salud. Diplomado en Enfermería. Universidad del País Vasco (UPV).2Matrona y doctora, UPV.3Servicio Vasco de Salud y UPV, España.4Diplomada en Enfermería.5Enfermera. Hospital Galdakao-Usansolo, Vizkaya.
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Contact email: gorkis10@hotmail.com
Abstract
Objectives: to determine the prevalence of overweight/obesity in this type of workers, to assess the influence of the gender and the age on the condition, and to consider the associated cardiovascular risk.
Material and methods: a cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out. The sample was composed of 639 administrative clerks from 16 City Halls in the province of Vizcaya during 2003, of which 432 were selected and paired by age (216 men and 216 women). The study variables were: sex, age, body mass index, biochemical values, and blood pressure. Descriptive statistics indexes and the Homogeneity T-test of percentages expressing the confidence interval of the percentage difference for comparison of both genders were used to process and analyse data.
Results: 67,13% of the women had a normal weight against 39,81% of men. Men presented higher percentages of overweight (type I and II) and type I Obesity than women. Men had significantly higher values than women of creatinine, uric acid, triglycerides and liver enzymes. The prevalence of high blood pressure was significantly higher in men than in women (11,57% vs 4,63%).
Conclusions: overweight and obesity in office clerks in Vizcaya present significant differences between the sexes, with women presenting the higher percentages of normal weight. This demonstrates that female office clerks have less risk of cardiovascular disease than their male counterparts. To achieve an ideal weight, it is essential to follow the health programs offered at healthcare centres, especially those designed by Nursing graduates.
Keywords:
Obesity; overweight; office clerks; BMI; biochemical values; cardiovascular risklabour health
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Prevalencia de sobrepeso y obesidad en trabajadores administrativos
