The Awareness of Abdominal Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome in Healthcare Workers
Abstract
Methods: A total of 731 healthcare workers (physicians: 262, nurses: 199, other healthcare staff: 270, mean age: 32.17 8.0) were enrolled. Demographic, anthropometric, and biochemical data were recorded. International Diabetes Federation (IDF) criteria were used for abdominal obesity and MetS assessment.
Results: The frequency of abdominal obesity and awareness of abdominal obesity was 32.5% (36.6% in women, 29.7% in men, P = 0.050) and 16.7% (18.7% in physicians, 9.6% in nurses, 3.8% in other healthcare staff, P = 0.001) respectively. The awareness of MetS as a clinical entity was 31.3% (78.6% in physicians, 11.1% in nurses, 0.4% in other healthcare staff, P = 0.001). The frequency of MetS was 6.1% (3.7% in women, 10% in men, P = 0.015).
Conclusions: In this research, it has been found out that for the past five years, still very few of the healthcare workers are aware of the MetS and abdominal obesity as a clinical entity.
J Endocrinol Metab. 2013;3(3):57-61
doi: https://doi.org/10.4021/jem176w