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02 / 07 / 2015

 


Cardiometabolic risk factors in bank employees

Onkar Singh, Mrityunjay Gupta, Vijay Khajuria.


Abstract
Background: Coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are preceded by a cluster of metabolic risk factors that include hypertension, dyslipidemia, and prediabetes. The prevalence of these metabolic risk factors shows an upward trend with increasing body mass index and waist circumference.

Aims and Objective: To examine cardiometabolic risk factors among bank employees.

Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 160 male bank employees. Blood pressure and anthropometric measurements were recorded. Fasting blood samples were analyzed for blood glucose and lipid profile.

Result: Generalized obesity and central obesity were found in 9% and 69% subjects, respectively. Nearly half of the subjects were observed to have hypertension and another one-third prehypertension. Nearly 14% subjects had T2DM. Dyslipidemia was observed in this study as high triglycerides (TGs; 10.8%) and low high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol levels (10%), high total serum cholesterol (5%), and high low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol levels (5%). Significant number of subjects had suboptimal lipid levels. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) was found to be 38%.

Conclusion: Obesity and overweight are prevalent among bank employees. Central obesity and MetS are also prevalent in normal weight subjects. Obese subjects had higher levels of systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and blood glucose and also had higher prevalence of MetS.

Key words: Metabolic Syndrome; Sedentary Job; Obesity; Lipid Profile; Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus; Coronary Heart Disease


 
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Onkar Singh, Mrityunjay Gupta, Vijay Khajuria. Cardiometabolic risk factors in bank employees. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol. 2015; 5(3): 258-262. doi:10.5455/njppp.2015.5.1202201534


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Onkar Singh, Mrityunjay Gupta, Vijay Khajuria. Cardiometabolic risk factors in bank employees. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol. 2015; 5(3): 258-262. doi:10.5455/njppp.2015.5.1202201534



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Onkar Singh, Mrityunjay Gupta, Vijay Khajuria. Cardiometabolic risk factors in bank employees. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol. (2015), [cited March 14, 2024]; 5(3): 258-262. doi:10.5455/njppp.2015.5.1202201534



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Onkar Singh, Mrityunjay Gupta, Vijay Khajuria (2015) Cardiometabolic risk factors in bank employees. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol, 5 (3), 258-262. doi:10.5455/njppp.2015.5.1202201534



Turabian Style

Onkar Singh, Mrityunjay Gupta, Vijay Khajuria. 2015. Cardiometabolic risk factors in bank employees. National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 5 (3), 258-262. doi:10.5455/njppp.2015.5.1202201534



Chicago Style

Onkar Singh, Mrityunjay Gupta, Vijay Khajuria. "Cardiometabolic risk factors in bank employees." National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology 5 (2015), 258-262. doi:10.5455/njppp.2015.5.1202201534



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Onkar Singh, Mrityunjay Gupta, Vijay Khajuria. "Cardiometabolic risk factors in bank employees." National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology 5.3 (2015), 258-262. Print. doi:10.5455/njppp.2015.5.1202201534



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Onkar Singh, Mrityunjay Gupta, Vijay Khajuria (2015) Cardiometabolic risk factors in bank employees. National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 5 (3), 258-262. doi:10.5455/njppp.2015.5.1202201534