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Metas de Enfermería

Metas de Enfermería

MAYO 2008 N° 4 Volumen 11

Biochemical profile of housekeeping personnel

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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 et al. Perfil bioquímico del personal de limpieza. Metas de Enferm may 2008; 11(4): 18-23

Authors

1Gorka Vallejo de la Hoz, 2Maite del Hierro Gurruchaga, 3Leire Reglero García, 4Soledad Aparicio Avendaño, 5Ibon Artetxe Ferrero, 6Eduardo Rubio Ardanaz

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1Doctor por la UPV y Diplomado en Enfermería.2Matrona y Doctora por la UPV, Licenciada en Antropología social y cultural. 3Enfermera. Hospital de Basurto, Servicio Vasco de Salud, Vizcaya.4Diplomada en Enfermería.5Enfermera. Hospital Galdakao-Usansolo, Vizkaya.6Doctor en Antropología.

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C/ Tutulu 10, 4º A. 48007 Bilbao, Vizcaya.

Contact email: gorkis10@hotmail.com

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of morbimortality in Western countries, and is thus considered a serious problem in terms of community health. Dyslipedimia and obesity are two of the most important factors of cardiovascular risk (VRF) related with the subject’s style of life and associated with the onset of coronary conditions.
Objectives: to assess cardiovascular risk in housekeeping personnel from the assessment of the biochemical profile of this work group and the analysis of the influence sex has on this group of employees.
Methodology: a descriptive cross-sectional study that compares the biochemical profiles of housekeeping workers depending on their sex. 611 housekeeping employees from the province of Vizcaya were preselected on the basis of a physical examination. Of these, 252 subjects were selected and paired by sex and age. Study variables included body mass index (BMI) glycaemia, creatinine, and uric acid, triglycerides, total cholesterol, HDL, cholesterol, GOT, GPT, GGT and atherogenic index. Comparisons between the sexes were carried out using the homogeneity test of percentages stating the confidence interval of percentage difference. In the case of same age band individuals, the Chi sq test for linear trend was used with linear expression of the p value, always for a minimal 95% confidence interval (p<0,05).
Results: 54,76% of males have high uric acid levels 13,49% have hypertriglyceridemia, with significance in the percentage difference in comparison with the group of women. In this sense, the percentage differences in the elevation of GOT, GPT and GGT enzymes are also significant. Elevated cholesterol level is 51,59% for men and 50% for women. The percentage of women with a normal weight (61,11%) is significantly higher than in men (43,65%). No significance was found in the percentage difference in the three types of obesity between the two groups.
Conclusions: there is greater cardiovascular risk in men associated to hyperurecemia, hypertriglyceridemia, elevated levels of liver enzymes and excess weight, and a high prevalence of hypercholesteremia, observed both in men and women. The results clearly show the need of a type of nursing care that includes health education interventions in this work group. 

Keywords:

cardiovascular risk; biochemical profile; dyslipemia; Obesity; health at workwork Nursing

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Perfil bioquímico del personal de limpieza