title: [Cardiovascular risk factors in 4,215 subjects in the service and industrial sectors (the CESAME survey)].
abstract: A prospective transversal study was undertaken by occupational health physicians on more than 4,000 individuals including almost 800 women working in the same company with the following aims: a) to compare the prevalence of a certain number of classically recognized cardiovascular risk factors in 2 types of populations, service versus manufacturing industries, in the Paris region; and b) to understand these populations better so as to develop educational and information campaigns specifically adapted to their needs. Several elements were recorded in a computer data bank during the physical examination: blood pressure, blood cholesterol, smoking history, blood triglycerides, blood sugar, the ratio of measured to theoretical weight and physical activity. For each of these parameters, a value above a determined threshold level was defined as a risk factor. For men working in service industries, the percentages of heavy smokers (24%), hypercholesterolemia (18%), and hyperglycemia (7%) were significantly higher than in the manufacturing sector (19.3, 15 and 2.4%, respectively). In manufacturing industries, the percentages of men with hypertension (15%), hypertriglyceridemia (10%), who were overweight (24%) or had a low high density lipoprotein level (10%) were significantly higher than in the service sector (3.1, 7.5, 20 or 8.2%, respectively). The percentage of women smoking more than 20 g of tobacco per day (25.5%) in the service sector was significantly higher than that in manufacturing industries (4.25%). In contrast, in the manufacturing sector, the percentages of hypertensive (6%) and obese (24%) women were significantly higher than those in the service industries (1.1 and 16%, respectively).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Centre d'Examens Semi-Automatisés de Médecine d'Entreprise (CESAME), IBM, Tour Descartes.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gerodias
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bachler
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Choulika
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Eugène
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rouy
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schaller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009787:Occupational Medicine; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: Facteurs de risque cardio-vascularies chez 4,215 sujets du secteur tertiaire et industriel (enquête CESAME).