title: [Prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) in laboral population. The heart of Asepeyo].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The high increase of the metabolic syndrome (MS) on the occidental World, is increasing the cardiovascular disease. Since, as the presence of metabolic syndrome suggests the application of preventive measure necessary, We studied, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and the cardiovascular risk factors (RF) in our laboral population.
  
  
  METHODS
  The sample included 345 workers, 191 females and 154 males. All the people passed a laboral check-up at the year 2006.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Obesity was presented in 12.5% of the sample, 16.9% in males, 8.9% in females. The prevalence of MS was 7.8%, being higher in males than in females. 57.7% of obese males presented MS and 29.4% of obese females presented MS. The older worker presented higher prevalence of MS. The high blood pressure was the factor more prevalent, in worker with MS. All the factors of MS were more prevalent in males, to exception of waist circumference.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  1. Almost 8% of workers presented MS, being higher the prevalence in males. The obesity increased of important manner the MS. The older worker had higher prevalence of MS. 2. The waist circumference associated with all the FR related with MS.
authors.affiliation: Servicio Medicina Interna, Hospital Asepeyo, Coslada, España. jgutierrezguisado@asepeyo.es
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez Guisado
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: López Manzano
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rodríguez Cid
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Garcés Segura
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Llorens Rufach
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016272:Occupational Health; D015995:Prevalence