[Cardiovascular risk parameters, metabolic syndrome and alcohol consumption by workers].
BACKGROUND
Prevalence of alcohol consumption is high in the general population and generates specific problems at the workplace.


OBJECTIVE
To establish benchmarks between levels of alcohol consumption and cardiovascular risk variables and metabolic syndrome.


METHODS
A cross-sectional study of 7,644 workers of Spanish companies (2,828 females and 4,816 males). Alcohol consumption and its relation to cardiovascular risk was assessed using Framingham calibrated for the Spanish population (REGICOR) and SCORE, and metabolic syndrome was assessed using modified ATPIII and IDF criteria and Castelli and atherogenic index and triglycerides/HDL ratio. A multivariate analysis was performed using logistic regression and odds ratios were estimated.


RESULTS
Statistically significant differences were seen in the mean values of the different parameters studied in prevalence of metabolic syndrome, for both sexes and with modified ATPIII, IDF and REGICOR and SCORE. The sex, age, alcohol, and smoking variables were associated to cardiovascular risk parameters and metabolic syndrome. Physical exercise and stress are only associated to with some of them.


CONCLUSIONS
The alcohol consumption affects all cardiovascular risk parameters and metabolic syndrome, being more negative the result in high level drinkers.
Medicina del Trabajo, Servicio de Prevención, Grupo Correos-Valencia, Valencia, España. Electronic address: mtvh@ono.com.
María Teófila
MT
Vicente-Herrero
Servicio de Prevención Ibsalut, Hospital de Manacor, Islas Baleares, España.
Ángel Arturo
ÁA
López González
Medicina del Trabajo, Servicio de Prevención, Grupo Correos-Albacete, Albacete, España.
María Victoria
MV
Ramírez-Iñiguez de la Torre
Servicio de Prevención MAPFRE, Valencia, España.
Luisa
L
Capdevila-García
Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS), Madrid, España.
María Jesús
MJ
Terradillos-García
Servicio de Prevención Ibsalut, Hospital de Manacor, Islas Baleares, España; Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS), Valencia, España.
Encarna
E
Aguilar-Jiménez
D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006184:Habits; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009790:Occupations; D012306:Risk; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D013312:Stress, Physiological
D008055:Lipids
Alcohol consumption; Cardiovascular risk; Consumo de alcohol; Medicina del trabajo; Metabolic syndrome; Occupational health; Occupational medicine; Riesgo cardiovascular; Salud laboral; Síndrome metabólico