Travill Andre L, Soeker Farzaanah, Overmeyer Dillon, Rickers Frederic
Department Sport, Recreation and Exercise Science, Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa.
Health SA. 2019 Oct 14;24:1227. doi: 10.4102/hsag.v24i0.1227. eCollection 2019.
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.
The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of cardiovascular and metabolic disease risk factors among shift workers within the automotive industry.
This study was conducted at a car manufacturing company in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.
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.
Seventy-five automotive shift workers participated in the research. Twenty-three per cent 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 ( = 0.258; < 0.05), diastolic BP ( = 0.342; < 0.01), cholesterol ( = 0.258; < 0.05) and age ( = 0.271; < 0.05) significantly correlated with body mass index.
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.
先前的研究强调了识别特定行业轮班工人中可改变的风险因素的重要性，以便采取有效的预防和治疗措施，降低与非传染性慢性病相关的风险。
本研究的目的是调查汽车行业轮班工人中心血管和代谢疾病风险因素的患病率。
本研究在南非东开普省的一家汽车制造公司进行。
本研究采用横断面定量设计。计算体重指数，并使用美国运动医学学会关于正常体重、超重和肥胖的分类来评估工人的体重状况。还测量了空腹血糖、胆固醇以及血压（BP）。
75名汽车行业轮班工人参与了该研究。23%的参与者没有风险因素，30.6%有一个风险因素，34.7%有两个风险因素，只有5.3%有四个风险因素。66%的参与者被归类为肥胖前期或肥胖，而55%患有高血压。收缩压（=0.258；<0.05）、舒张压（=0.342；<0.01）、胆固醇（=0.258；<0.05）和年龄（=0.271；<0.05）与体重指数显著相关。
本研究突出了汽车行业员工中心血管疾病风险因素的患病率。然而，它并未显示出任何代谢疾病的风险因素。
