Avaliação de fatores de risco para doenças cardio vasculares que afetam a qualidade de vida dos trabalhadores de uma indústria farmacêutica: um estudo de caso

• Ano de defesa: 2004
• Autor(a) principal: Pereira, Nadia Maria Portilho
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Programa de Pós-graduação em Sistemas de Gestão; Segurança do Trabalho, Meio-ambiente, Gestão pela Qualidade Total
• Palavras-chave em Português: Qualidade de Vida no Trabalho; Promoção da Saúde; Fatores de Risco; Doenças Cardiovasculares; Quality of Life at Work; Health lmprovement; Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Disease; CNPQ::ENGENHARIAS::ENGENHARIA DE PRODUCAO
• Link de acesso: https://app.uff.br/riuff/handle/1/21309

Cardiovascular Diseases represent the main cause of mortality in developed and some developing countries. Severa) studies have shown a high prevalence of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, such as, systemc hypertension, hyperhpidemias overweight, abdominal fat, smoking, drinking an iow physical activity. These risk factors might compromise worker s health and they should be taken into consideration in the Quality Life of Work Program. For that reason, a study of heaith improvement was done through the examination of risk factors that are clearly associated for cardiovascular disease; its aim was to prevent cardiovascular diseases in order to improve the quaiity of life of workers of a pharmaceutical industry. The study took place among the workers of a pharmaceutical industry in Niterói. The researched population was consisted of 240 workers from 23 to 82 years old. The information was obtained through a self-appiied questionnaire, anthropometry, blood pressure measurements, and blood lipids. The prevalence of hypertension was 36;3% among men and workers over 45 years old. The prevalence of hyperlipidemias was 31,2% of workers. Altered blood pressure was observed in 30% of women and 47,1% of the men with hyperlipidemias. Overweight prevalence was 59,1%. However, abdominal fat was observed in a small group (36,4%) and it was related to hypertension. Smoking workers presented a risk three times larger of developinh hypertension when compared with non-smoking ones. The pratice of physical activities was strongly associated with the development of hyperlipidemias. High energy intake was significantly associated with the development of systemic hypertension. However, the amount and kind of ingested fat was not associated either with hypertension or with high leveis of serum iipids. The main drawback of this study is reiated to the seiection process of the researched group. Nevertheiess, the obtained data shouid be valuable because it is part of the foundation for programs of heaith improvement with intervention actions in the researched community.