METABOLIC SYNDROME RISK FACTORS AMONG OIL PRODUCTION ENTERPRISE EMPLOYEES

Abstract

In order to detect the metabolic syndrome risk factors in employees of an oil production enterprise causing development of the coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, Diabetes type 2 and increased risk of developing cardiovascular complications, there has been undertaken a comparative cross-sectional screening study. All the workers (n = 200) were examined by a cardiologist, body mass index, blood pressure, blood lipids and blood aromatics were assessed. There has been established significant incidence of arterial hypertension (31.4 %), dyslipidemia (61.0 %) and overweight (68.0 %) in the employees working in conditions of exposure to aromatic hydrocarbons. There have been defined relationships of aromatic hydrocarbons with dyslipidemia (р < 0.05). The results of the cardiovascular risk assessment have shown, that it was necessary to consider impact of aromatic hydrocarbons on development of the metabolic syndrome in the workers as a predictor of cardiovascular pathology.