Ojo Israel Arogundade, Mohammed Jibril
Department of Physiotherapy, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Osun State, Nigeria.
Niger Med J. 2013 May;54(3):160-4. doi: 10.4103/0300-1652.114568.
Increasing affluence in low-income countries has been associated with lifestyle-related conditions, which may afford some people the opportunity to retire from gainful employment. This study examined the relationship between selected anthropometric variables and cardiovascular disease risk factors among age-matched retirees and non-retirees in Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
Self-reported healthy adults (104 retirees and 99 age-matched non-retirees) were purposively recruited. Weight, height, waist circumference, systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure were measured with standard equipment and procedures. An established questionnaire was used to classify the subjects into high, medium and low cardiovascular disease risk categories. The data were analysed with basic description and inferential statistics.
Mean ages for the retirees and non-retirees were 64.8 ± 7.0 years and 63.8 ± 4.5 years, respectively. The mean systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and waist circumference were higher for the retirees than for the non-retirees (all P < 0.01) as were the mean cardiovascular disease risk factors scores (P < 0.01).
The study concludes that retirees have a higher risk for cardiovascular disease than non-retirees and weight and Body Mass Index are the major determinants. Studies are needed to explain the differences in body composition indices and cardiovascular disease risk factors between retirees and age-matched non-retirees.
低收入国家日益富裕与生活方式相关疾病有关，这可能使一些人有机会从有酬工作中退休。本研究调查了尼日利亚伊费地区年龄匹配的退休人员和非退休人员中选定人体测量变量与心血管疾病风险因素之间的关系。
有目的地招募了自我报告健康的成年人（104名退休人员和99名年龄匹配的非退休人员）。使用标准设备和程序测量体重、身高、腰围、收缩压和舒张压。使用一份既定问卷将受试者分为高、中、低心血管疾病风险类别。对数据进行基本描述和推断统计分析。
退休人员和非退休人员的平均年龄分别为64.8±7.0岁和63.8±4.5岁。退休人员的平均收缩压、舒张压和腰围均高于非退休人员（均P<0.01），心血管疾病风险因素平均得分也是如此（P<0.01）。
该研究得出结论，退休人员患心血管疾病的风险高于非退休人员，体重和体重指数是主要决定因素。需要开展研究来解释退休人员与年龄匹配的非退休人员在身体成分指数和心血管疾病风险因素方面的差异。
