title: [Cardiovascular variables in construction workers in Santander, Colombia. Comparative profile years 2011 and 2012].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The construction sector has an important workforce for the country; however it is believed that this group of workers have inadequate healthy lifestyles. The aim of this study was to compare the clinical and para-clinical cardiovascular characteristics of these workers in 2 time periods.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective study and analysis was performed using the medical records of 291 construction workers. The data collected included, sociodemographic variables, work, clinical and para-clinical details related to the cardiovascular status for the years 2011 and 2012.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean age was 40.1 years, and mean body mass index was 26. In addition, 46% of workers were overweight and 15% obese. The annual increase in mean systolic blood pressure increased from 114.4 to 121.7mmHg (P=.000), and in diastolic pressure it increased from 72.8 to 79.5mmHg (P=.000), with the BMI increasing from 26 to 26.24 (P=.0000). The cholesterol levels ranged from 204.4 to 200.3mg/dl (P=.03) and triglycerides ranged from 175.6 to 208.2mg/dl (P=.0001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  An annual increase was observed in several cardiovascular risk factors in construction workers in Colombia. An intervention is required for primary prevention focused on regular and quality education in these workers in order to mitigate cardiovascular risk and the presence of subsequent disease.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Investigaciones, Universidad Manuela Beltrán Seccional Bucaramanga, Colombia. Electronic address: reynaldomra@msn.com.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Amaya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003105:Colombia / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity; D009790:Occupations; D050177:Overweight; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014280:Triglycerides
chemical_list: D014280:Triglycerides
keywords: Blood pressure; Body mass index; Construction workers; Occupational health; Overweight; Presión sanguínea; Salud laboral; Sobrepeso; Trabajadores de la construcción; Índice de masa corporal