Higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome among male employees of a gas refinery than in their counterparts in nonindustrial environments
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Article Category: Original article
Publié en ligne: 31 août 2017
Pages: 227 - 234
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5372/1905-7415.1103.553
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© 2017 Mohammad Reza Baghshini, Irandokht Nikbakht-Jam, Hossein Mohaddes-Ardabili, Alireza Pasdar, Amir Avan, Maryam Tayefi, Amirhossein Sahebkar, Mohammad Sobhan Sheikh-Andalibi, Gordon A. Ferns, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan
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Characteristics of the participants in the study
| Nonindustrial | Gas refinery | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| employees (n = 681) | employees (n = 670) | ||
| Age (y) | 45.1 ± 6.3 | 45.0 ± 7.5 | 0.87 |
| Education attainment* 1, High school diploma or less; 2, associate degree and bachelor degree; 3 Masters and PhD; 4, religious education. BMI, body mass index; FBS, fasting blood glucose; TG, serum triglycerides; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; BP; blood pressure. Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation, and median and interquartile range (Q1–Q3). | 3 (3–5) | 3 (3–5) | 0.17 |
| Weight (kg) | 76.37 ± 12.02 | 79.46 ±12.03 | <0.001 |
| Height (cm) | 169.9 ± 6.7 | 170.5 ± 6.6 | 0.077 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.47 ± 3.90 | 27.33 ± 3.78 | <0.001 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 93.0 ± 9.9 | 95.8 ± 9.6 | <0.001 |
| Hip circumference (cm) | 101.4 ± 7.2 | 103.3 ± 9.0 | <0.001 |
| Waist/hip ratio | 0.91 ± 0.06 | 0.93 ± 0.15 | 0.01 |
| FBG (mg/dL) | 87.7 ± 33.5 | 102.3 ± 31.1 | <0.001 |
| TG (mg/dL) | 128 (84–182) | 134 (95–190) | 0.052 |
| HDL-C (mg/dL) | 40.18 ± 9.73 | 40.56 ± 11.47 | 0.51 |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 119.6 ± 15.9 | 115.8 ± 14.8 | <0.001 |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 79.5 ± 10.7 | 77.2 ± 9.9 | <0.001 |
Comparison of the prevalence of metabolic syndrome between the two groups
| Nonindustrial | Gas refinery | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| employees (n = 681) | employees (n = 670) | ||
| Metabolic syndrome (by the IDF criteria) | 29.8% (n = 203) | 37% (n = 248) | 0.005 |
| Metabolic syndrome (by the ATP III criteria) | 18.2% (n = 124) | 25.8% (n = 173) | 0.001 |
| IDF score ≥3 | 32.6% (n = 222) | 40% (n = 268) | 0.005 |
| ATP III score ≥3 | 18.2% (n = 124) | 25.8% (n = 173) | 0.001 |
| Frequency of the metabolic syndrome features between groups | |||
| Waist circumference ≥94 cm | 48.5% (n = 330) | 61.8% (n = 414) | <0.001 |
| Waist circumference ≥102 cm | 18.3% (n = 124) | 24.4% (n = 162) | 0.006 |
| BMI >30 (K/m2) | 17.2% (n = 117) | 22.8% (n = 153) | 0.008 |
| TG 150 mg/dL | 38.5% (n = 262) | 42.2% (n = 283) | 0.18 |
| BP 130/85 (mmHg) | 35.2% (n = 240) | 23.3% (n = 156) | <0.001 |
| BP 140/90 (mmHg) | 24.8% (n = 169) | 16.4% (n = 110) | <0.001 |
| FBG 100 mg/dL | 12.3% (n = 84) | 29.6% (n = 198) | <0.001 |
| HDL-C <40 mg/dL | 56.8% (n = 387) | 56.3% (n = 377) | 0.82 |