title: Cardiovascular Diseases Risk Factors in oil and gas workers: a ten years observational retrospective cohort.
abstract: The study aim was to examine the trend of major clinical biochemistry factors associated with cardiovascular diseases and dyslipidemia onset over a 10-year period (2000-2010) in Oil and Gas workers.
  
  
  
  The information extracted from "Computerized management of individual medical services database" regarding 439 Italian workers of an oil and gas company were analysed.
  
  
  
  A constant and significant increase of the average Body Mass Index and serum cholesterol were found, and in particular in workers < 36 years: BMI was 24.4 (2000) and 25.8 (2010) with p < 0.001, and cholesterol was 188.3 mg/dL (2000) and 206.5 mg/dL (2010) with p < 0.001.
  
  
  
  Analysed variables are the most important risk factor for cardiovascular, neurological and neoplastic diseases, as well as they reduce life expectancy. Occupational medicine in particular in extreme working environmental conditions, such as for workers in oil and gas companies, monitoring health status and promoting healthy life style, has a strategic role to perform cost-effective strategies to reduce health risks, thus improving the workers lifestyle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mannocci
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pignalosa
authors.affiliation: Italian Society of Travel Medicine and Migration (SIMVIM), Italy.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nicosia
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saulle
authors.affiliation: Occupational Medicine Center, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sernia
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: La Torre
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control; D019652:Extraction and Processing Industry; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D000070497:Healthy Lifestyle; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010578:Petroleum / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D010578:Petroleum; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol
keywords: Cardiovascular disease; Cohort study; Dyslipidemia; Oil and gas workers