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Cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors of shift workers within the automotive industry

Health SA = SA Gesondheid, 2019, Vol.24 (1), p.1-5 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2019. The Authors. ;2019. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License. ;2019. The Authors 2019 ;This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. ;ISSN: 1025-9848 ;ISSN: 2071-9736 ;EISSN: 2071-9736 ;DOI: 10.4102/hsag.v24i0.1227 ;PMID: 31934435

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  • Title:
    Cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors of shift workers within the automotive industry
  • Author: Soeker, Farzaanah ; Overmeyer, Dillon ; Rickers, Frederic ; Travill, Andre L.
  • Subjects: Age ; Automotive industry ; Blood pressure ; Body mass index ; Cardiovascular disease ; Cholesterol ; Glucose ; Health Care Sciences & Services ; Health Policy & Services ; Hypertension ; Metabolic ; Metabolism ; Obesity ; Original Research ; Overweight ; Productivity ; Risk factors ; Shift work ; Shift workers ; Variables ; Womens health
  • Is Part Of: Health SA = SA Gesondheid, 2019, Vol.24 (1), p.1-5
  • Description: Background: Previous research highlighted the importance of identifying the modifiable risk factors among shift workers in specific industries to take effective preventative and therapeutic steps to decrease the risks associated with non-communicable chronic diseases.Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of cardiovascular and metabolic disease risk factors among shift workers within the automotive industry.Setting: This study was conducted at a car manufacturing company in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.Methods: The study employed a cross-sectional quantitative design. Body mass index was calculated, and the American College for Sports Medicine classification for normal weight, overweight and obesity was used to assess the weight status of the workers. Fasting blood glucose and cholesterol as well as blood pressure (BP) were also measured.Results: Seventy-five automotive shift workers participated in the research. Twenty-three percent of the participants had no risk factors, 30.6% had one risk factor, 34.7% had two risk factors and only 5.3% exhibited four risk factors. Sixty-six percent of participants were classified as either pre-obese or obese, while 55% were hypertensive. Systolic BP (r = 0.258; p Conclusion: This study highlights the prevalence of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases among employees in the automotive industry. However, it does not show any risk factors for metabolic diseases.
  • Publisher: South Africa: AOSIS
  • Language: English;Portuguese;Afrikaans
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1025-9848
    ISSN: 2071-9736
    EISSN: 2071-9736
    DOI: 10.4102/hsag.v24i0.1227
    PMID: 31934435
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