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Abstract Objectives This paper investigates the prevalence of hypertriglyceridemic waist in bank workers and its association with socioeconomic, labor, behavioral, anthropometric and health condition factors. Methods This is a cross-sectional study based on information from 525 bank workers. Hypertriglyceridemic waist was defined by the simultaneous presence of abdominal obesity, verified by the waist circumference, and elevated serum triglycerides. Associations were verified with sociodemographic, labor, behavioral, anthropometric and health condition variables. Results The investigation resulted in a phenotype prevalence of 19.4%, being higher in men, elderly, married and working in the bank for more than 5 years. The phenotype was also associated with overweight, low HDL-c (high-density lipoprotein), mixed hyperlipidemia, high triglyceride/HDL-c ratio and arterial hypertension. Being over 50 years of age and being overweight increased the chances of the bankers presenting the phenotype. Being female and having adequate levels of HDL-c were shown to be protective factors against the phenotype. Conclusions It was concluded that the prevalence of hypertriglyceridemic waist is high and is associated mainly with the excess weight and unfavorable lipid profile of this population. Funding Sources This research received no external funding.

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