title: Coronary heart disease risk factors and cardiovascular risk in physical workers and managers.
abstract: This study aimed to assess the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors and cardiovascular risk in physical workers and managers in Poland. There were 232 male subjects: 123 managers (48.9 +/- 11.2 years old) and 109 physical workers (37.5 +/- 11.1 years old). The family history of CHD was recorded and anthropometric and biochemical indices, i.e., body mass index, visceral obesity index, blood pressure, glucose, total cholesterol, fibrinogen, HDL (high density lipoprotein), LDL (low density lipoprotein) and triglycerides were measured. Cardiovascular risk was assessed with the Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE) table system. The factors that turned out to be the most common in the managers were obesity, hypertension, and elevated levels of blood glucose and LDL, whereas cigarette smoking, premature CHD in the family and a high level of fibrinogen were more common in physical workers. Very high cardiovascular risk was found in 35% of managers and in 16% of physical workers.
authors.affiliation: Central Institute for Labour Protection - National Research Institute, Poland. jobug@ciop.pl
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bugajska
authors.forename: Janina Małgorzata
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Michalak
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jedryka-Góral
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sagan
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Konarska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose; D001794:Blood Pressure; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D008055:Lipids