title: [Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in a population of health-care workers].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To determine the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) in healthcare workers from two tertiary-care hospitals of the Mexican Institute of Social Security, as well as their association with professional activities (PA).
  
  
  METHODS
  Descriptive study. One-thousand eighty-nine health-care workers ≥ 18 years were included. Clinical history, physical exam, and blood tests were performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean age 41 ± 9 years, 76% women. Hypertension prevalence was 19%, diabetes mellitus 9.6%, dyslipidemia 78%, overweight and obesity 73%, metabolic syndrome (MS) 32.5%, and smoking 19%. The following significant associations (p < 0.05) were found: MS with medical asisstants (OR: 2.73, CI 95%: 1.31-5.69) and nutritionist (OR: 2.6, CI 95%: 1.31-5.24); obesity with administrative personnel (OR: 3.64, CI 95%: 1.40-7.46); dyslipidemia with medical asisstants (OR: 2.58, CI 95%: 1.15-6.34). In the whole sample, the probability to have a vascular event in the following 10 years was 10%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Prevalence of CVRF was high in this sample of health-care workers and did not seem to be different from those in general population. Medical assistants, nutritionist, and administrative personnel displayed a higher risk. It is necessary to create programs to promote healthy lifestyle and to improve the epidemiological profile of health-care workers.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Investigación Médica en Enfermedades Renales, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Jalisco, México. cortes_sanabria@yahoo.com.mx.
authors.forename: Claudia Nelly
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Orozco-González
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cortés-Sanabria
authors.forename: Juan José
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Viera-Franco
authors.forename: José Juan
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Ramírez-Márquez
authors.forename: Alfonso M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Cueto-Manzano
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000453:epidemiology*; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Cardiovascular risk factors; Health-care workers; Prevalence