title: Prevalence of major cardiovascular risk factors among oil and gas and energy company workers.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) remain the biggest cause of disability and premature death throughout the world.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to describe and determine the prevalence of major cardiovascular risk factors emerged at the first medical examination carried out by a group of an oil and gas contractor company workers in the observation period 2000-2010.
  
  
  METHODS
  An observational cross-sectional study was conducted on 1073 workers (mean age 41 years, SD = 9.5) presenting overweight BMI (body mass index) values, hypertension and cholesterol problems.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In particular, we found that workers > 45 years had significant higher risk to have obesity (OR = 3.8, CI 95% = 2.5-5.7), hypertension (OR = 2.7, CI 95% = 2.1-3.6), high blood fasting glucose (OR = 2.6, CI 95% = 1.2-5.5), high cholesterol (OR = 2.7, CI 95% = 2.0-3.6), high triglycerides (OR = 1.8, CI 95% = 1.4-2.4) compared to younger (< 45 years).
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica e Malattie Infettive, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mannocci
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica e Malattie Infettive, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pignalosa
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica e Malattie Infettive, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Rosella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saulle
authors.affiliation: Centro di Medicina Occupazionale, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Sabina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sernia
authors.affiliation: Servizio Salute e Medicina del Lavoro, Saipem, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy&nbsp;
authors.forename: Sabatino
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De Sanctis
authors.affiliation: Servizio Salute e Medicina del Lavoro, Saipem, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy&nbsp;
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Consentino
authors.affiliation: Servizio Salute e Medicina del Lavoro, Saipem, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy&nbsp;
authors.forename: Cesare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gialdi
authors.affiliation: Servizio Salute e Medicina del Lavoro, Saipem, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy&nbsp;
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nicosia
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica e Malattie Infettive, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: La Torre
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D059206:Natural Gas; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010578:Petroleum; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D059206:Natural Gas; D010578:Petroleum