Metabolic Syndrome Among Primary Health Care Nursing Professionals: A Cross-Sectional Population-Based Study

Magno Conceição das Merces, Amália Ivine Costa Santana, Iracema Lua, Dandara Almeida Reis da Silva, Douglas de Souza e Silva, Antonio Marcos Tosoli Gomes, Manuela Conceição das Merces Miranda, Caroline da Silva Barbosa, Lucélia Batista Neves Cunha Magalhães, Julita Maria Freitas Coelho, Maria Lucia Silva Servo, Daniel Deivson Alves Portella, Marcio Costa de Souza, Sueli Bonfim Lago, Edilene Maria Queiroz Araújo, Sergio Correa Marques, Virgínia Paiva Figueiredo and Argemiro D’Oliveira Júnior
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Magno Conceição das Merces: Department of Life Sciences, State University of Bahia (UNEB), Salvador 41150-000, Brazil
Amália Ivine Costa Santana: Health Sciences Postgraduate Program, School of Medicine, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador 40026-010, Bahia, Brazil
Iracema Lua: Department of Health, State University of Feira de Santana (UEFS), Feira de Santana 44036-900, Brazil
Dandara Almeida Reis da Silva: Department of Life Sciences, State University of Bahia (UNEB), Salvador 41150-000, Brazil
Douglas de Souza e Silva: Health Sciences Postgraduate Program, School of Medicine, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador 40026-010, Bahia, Brazil
Antonio Marcos Tosoli Gomes: School of Nursing, State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro 20551-030, Brazil
Manuela Conceição das Merces Miranda: Department of Life Sciences, State University of Bahia (UNEB), Salvador 41150-000, Brazil
Caroline da Silva Barbosa: Health Sciences Postgraduate Program, School of Medicine, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador 40026-010, Bahia, Brazil
Lucélia Batista Neves Cunha Magalhães: Department of Family Health, School of Medicine, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador 40026-010, Bahia, Brazil
Julita Maria Freitas Coelho: Department of Life Sciences, State University of Bahia (UNEB), Salvador 41150-000, Brazil
Maria Lucia Silva Servo: Department of Health, State University of Feira de Santana (UEFS), Feira de Santana 44036-900, Brazil
Daniel Deivson Alves Portella: Department of Life Sciences, State University of Bahia (UNEB), Salvador 41150-000, Brazil
Marcio Costa de Souza: Department of Life Sciences, State University of Bahia (UNEB), Salvador 41150-000, Brazil
Sueli Bonfim Lago: Department of Life Sciences, State University of Bahia (UNEB), Salvador 41150-000, Brazil
Edilene Maria Queiroz Araújo: Department of Life Sciences, State University of Bahia (UNEB), Salvador 41150-000, Brazil
Sergio Correa Marques: School of Nursing, State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro 20551-030, Brazil
Virgínia Paiva Figueiredo: School of Nursing, State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro 20551-030, Brazil
Argemiro D’Oliveira Júnior: Health Sciences Postgraduate Program, School of Medicine, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador 40026-010, Bahia, Brazil

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 15, 1-13

Abstract: This research aims at evaluating prevalence and factors associated with metabolic syndrome (MS) in primary health care (PHC) nursing professionals. A multicenter, population-based and cross-sectional study was conducted in a team-tested sample of 1125 PHC nurses in the state of Bahia, Brazil. Sociodemographic, labor, lifestyle and human biology variables were investigated by mean of anamnesis. MS was evaluated according to the criteria of the first Brazilian Guideline for Metabolic Syndrome, which fully adopts the criteria of the National Cholesterol Education Program’s Adult Treatment Panel III. MS-associated factors were tested by using robust Poisson Regression. The prevalence of MS found was 24.4%; low High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol was the most prevalent component of the syndrome. In the multivariate analysis, physical inactivity (PR = 1.25, 95% CI = 1.02–1.53), alcohol use (PR = 1.84, 95% CI = 1.22–2.77), acanthosis nigricans (PR = 3.23, 95% CI = 2.65–3.92), burnout syndrome (PR = 1.45, 95% CI = 1.17–1.81), (PR = 1.37, 95% CI = 1.12–1.69), working as a nursing technician (PR = 1.43, 95% CI = 1.14–1.80), were associated to MS. It was found that the prevalence of MS was high, which evidences the need for interventions in the PHC environment, improvement of working conditions, monitoring of worker safety and health, diet programs and physical activity.

Keywords: metabolic syndrome; nursing; primary health care; work (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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