Ramakrishnan Jayalakshmy, Majgi Sumanth Mallikarjuna, Premarajan Kariyarath Cheriyath, Lakshminarayanan Subitha, Thangaraj Susila, Chinnakali Palanivel
Department of Community Medicine, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry 605009, India.
J Cardiovasc Dis Res. 2013 Jun;4(2):112-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jcdr.2013.05.002. Epub 2013 Jun 18.
Diabetes mellitus and hypertension (HT) are common diseases in adulthood, pre-disposing to many cardiovascular complications, posing a major public health challenge. Few studies have reported increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors and type 2 diabetes in policemen. Hence, this study aims to assess the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors such as diabetes, HT, smoking, alcohol intake, and obesity among policemen.
A cross-sectional study was carried out in 2008-2009 among 256 policemen in Puducherry, South India. Policemen were selected by simple random sampling. Socio-demographic details and some of the risk factors such as alcohol intake and smoking history were obtained using a pre-tested, structured questionnaire. Presence of stress was measured using the professional life stress score questionnaire. Blood pressure, waist circumference, and hip circumference were measured by standard methods. Fasting blood sugar was estimated using a glucometer. Serum cholesterol was also measured. Lipid profile was measured for a randomly chosen subgroup of 50 participants.
Mean age of study participants was 40.9 years (SD ± 10.9). Out of the study subjects, 23% (n = 60) were known diabetic and 16.8% (n = 43) were known hypertensive. Prevalence of diabetes among study participants was 33.6% (CI: 27.8%-39.6%). Prevalence of HT among study participants was 30.5% (CI: 24.9%-36.5%). Seventy percent (n = 178) had at least moderate range of stress in their life related to their profession and 4% (n = 11) had stress as a "problem" in their life.
Burden of cardiovascular risk factors such as diabetes and HT was high among police personnel of Puducherry.
糖尿病和高血压是成人常见疾病，易引发多种心血管并发症，构成重大公共卫生挑战。很少有研究报告警察中心血管疾病风险因素和2型糖尿病的患病率增加。因此，本研究旨在评估警察中糖尿病、高血压、吸烟、饮酒和肥胖等心血管风险因素的患病率。
2008 - 2009年在印度南部本地治里的256名警察中进行了一项横断面研究。通过简单随机抽样选择警察。使用预先测试的结构化问卷获取社会人口学细节以及一些风险因素，如饮酒和吸烟史。使用职业生活压力评分问卷测量压力状况。通过标准方法测量血压、腰围和臀围。使用血糖仪估计空腹血糖。还测量了血清胆固醇。对随机选择的50名参与者亚组进行了血脂谱测量。
研究参与者的平均年龄为40.9岁（标准差±10.9）。在研究对象中，23%（n = 60）已知患有糖尿病，16.8%（n = 43）已知患有高血压。研究参与者中糖尿病的患病率为33.6%（置信区间：27.8% - 39.6%）。研究参与者中高血压的患病率为30.5%（置信区间：24.9% - 36.5%）。70%（n = 178）在与职业相关的生活中至少有中度压力，4%（n = 1）在生活中面临压力“问题”。
本地治里警察中糖尿病和高血压等心血管风险因素的负担很高。
