School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
PLoS One. 2023 Jul 10;18(7):e0288375. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0288375. eCollection 2023.
The burden of non-communicable diseases is rapidly increasing among young adults in middle- and low-income countries. Asian migrant workers continue to be a significant contributor to South Korea's economy; however, their cardiovascular health is neglected. We explored the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among Asian migrant workers in South Korea.
Cross-sectional survey, anthropometric measurements, blood pressure measurements, and biochemical tests including triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, total cholesterol, fasting blood sugar, HbA1c, and C-reactive protein levels were conducted in 141 Asian migrant workers in South Korea.
The mean age of the participants was 31.3 (5.6) years. Of the participants, 14.8% were current smokers, and 47.5% consumed alcohol. The prevalence of overweight/obesity was 32.4%. The prevalence of hypertension and dyslipidemia were 51.2% and 64.6%, respectively. Of the participants, 98.5% had an increased waist circumference; elevated HbA1C and C-reactive protein was seen in 20.9% and 4.3%, respectively. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome was 5.5%. Clustering of two or more risk factors was seen in 45% of the participants. Factors associated with a high risk of cardiovascular diseases (clustering of two or more risk factors) were age (odds ratio 1.16, p < 0.01) and smoking (4.98, p < 0.05).
The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors was alarmingly high among Asian migrant workers employed in South Korea. Efforts to mitigate and eliminate those risk factors are urgently required.
在中低收入国家，年轻人中非传染性疾病的负担正在迅速增加。亚洲移民工人仍然是韩国经济的重要贡献者；然而，他们的心血管健康却被忽视了。我们探讨了在韩国的亚洲移民工人中心血管危险因素的流行情况。
对 141 名在韩国的亚洲移民工人进行了横断面调查、人体测量学测量、血压测量和生化测试，包括甘油三酯、高密度脂蛋白、低密度脂蛋白、总胆固醇、空腹血糖、HbA1c 和 C-反应蛋白水平。
参与者的平均年龄为 31.3（5.6）岁。其中 14.8%是现吸烟者，47.5%饮酒。超重/肥胖的患病率为 32.4%。高血压和血脂异常的患病率分别为 51.2%和 64.6%。98.5%的参与者腰围增加；20.9%的参与者 HbA1C 升高，4.3%的参与者 C-反应蛋白升高。代谢综合征的患病率为 5.5%。有 45%的参与者存在两种或两种以上危险因素的聚集。与心血管疾病高风险（两种或两种以上危险因素聚集）相关的因素是年龄（优势比 1.16，p<0.01）和吸烟（4.98，p<0.05）。
在韩国就业的亚洲移民工人中心血管危险因素的患病率令人震惊地高。迫切需要努力减轻和消除这些危险因素。
