Abstract

PINZON, Alfredo et al. Metabolic syndrome in workers of a level III care hospital SIMETRA study. Acta Med Colomb [online]. 2014, vol.39, n.4, pp.327-335. ISSN 0120-2448.

Introduction: metabolic syndrome (MS) is characterized by obesity, hyperglycemia or diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidemia. The presence of this syndrome increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, with a consequent increase in mortality. Objective: to determine the frequency of MS and its components in workers of a tertiary level of care hospital, using both the criteria of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the unified definition (harmonized). Methods: cross-sectional study made in staff of the University Hospital La Samaritana, in Bogota. For 1, 140 workers, considering a prevalence of 26% and CI 95%, a sample of 235 subjects who underwent personalized survey, laboratory tests (lipid profile and glucose) and taking of anthropometric measurements (weight, height, waist perimeter and blood pressure) was calculated. For analysis, the sample was divided into 2 groups: Administrative (without specific training in the area of health) and health (with health training) to determine the possible relationship between MS prevalence and prior knowledge about this syndrome. Results: complete information was obtained from 209 workers: 83 (39.7%) in Administrative and 126 (60.3%) in Health; the majority (50.7%) aged between 35 and 50 years and female predominance(72.7%). The frequency of MS was 28.7% for unified standards (harmonized) and 26.3% for IDF; using the first, the frequency was 30.1% in the Administrative group and 27.8% in the group Health, difference not statistically significant. MS was more frequent in patients over 50 years (46.4%) and in the educational levels Secondary (42.9%) and Technical (32.5%). The frequency analysis according to prior knowledge of MS and its components showed no statistically significant difference. Conclusions: the frequency of MS in this university hospital workers is as high as that reported for the general population. The data suggest that although health staff has basic knowledge of the MS, does not take effective action to prevent it.

Keywords : metabolic syndrome; worker; health.

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