title: Excess Metabolic Syndrome Risks Among Women Health Workers Compared With Men.
abstract: Metabolic syndrome is associated with higher rates of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Although significant disparities in the risks of metabolic syndrome by occupation type and sex are well documented, the factors associated with metabolic syndrome in low- to middle-income countries remain unclear. These gaps in evidence identify the need for patterns of metabolic syndrome among hospital personnel of both sexes in Nigeria. A total of 256 hospital workers comprising 32.8% men were studied. The mean age of the participants was 42.03 ± 9.4 years. Using International Diabetic Federation criteria, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome was 24.2%. Women were substantially and significantly more likely to be identified with metabolic syndrome compared with men (34.9% vs 2.4%, respectively; P=.0001). This study identified metabolic syndrome among health workers with over one third of women with metabolic syndrome compared with <10% of men. These results support the implementation of lifestyle modification programs for management of metabolic syndrome in the health care workplace.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.|Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Abiodun M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Adeoye
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Ifeoluwa A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Adewoye
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Dairo
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.|Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Adewole
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Adebiyi
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
authors.forename: Daniel T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Lackland
authors.affiliation: Department of Population Science, Center for Healthful Behavior Change, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Gbenga
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ogedegbe
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Sciences, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL.
authors.forename: Bamidele O
authors.initials: BO
authors.lastname: Tayo
mesh_terms: D050154:Adiposity / Q000502:physiology; D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D055105:Waist Circumference; D016387:Women's Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*