Abstract
Background: The clustering of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors has become a major public health challenge worldwide. Although many studies have investigated CVD risk factor clusters, little is known about their prevalence and clustering among medical staff in Northeast China. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and clustering of CVD risk factors and to investigate the association between relevant characteristics and the clustering of CVD risk factors among medical staff in Northeast China. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 3720 medical staff from 93 public hospitals in Jilin Province was used in this study. Categorical variables were presented as percentages and were compared using the χ2 test. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the association between relevant characteristics and the clustering of CVD risk factors. Results: The prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, being overweight, smoking, and drinking were 10.54%, 3.79%, 17.15%, 39.84%, 9.87%, and 21.75%, respectively. Working in a general hospital, male, and age group 18–44 years were more likely to have 1, 2, and ≥3 CVD risk factors, compared with their counterparts. In particular, compared with being a doctor, being a nurse or medical technician was less likely to have 1, 2, and ≥3 CVD risk factors only in general hospitals. Conclusions: The findings suggest that medical staff of general hospitals, males, and older individuals have a high chance associated with CVD risk factor clustering and that more effective interventions should be undertaken to reduce the prevalence and clustering of CVD risk factors, especially among older male doctors who work in general hospitals.
Highlights
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has become the primary cause of death in China and around the world [1,2], accounting for an estimated 17.9 million deaths globally in 2019, and more than three-quarters of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries [3]
Studies have pointed out that during the COVID-19 epidemic, at least 62 medical workers in China participating in the anti-epidemic effort died on duty, including 23 cases (37.1%) due to an early lack of protection who died from COVID-19, 23 cases (37.1%) due to cardiovascular disease (CVD), 6 cases (9.7%) of possible CVD, and 10 cases (16.1%) due to other reasons [8]
A public general hospital and a public traditional Chinese medical hospital were selected from each county, and 25% of the urban public hospitals were selected from each city in Jilin Province
Summary
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has become the primary cause of death in China and around the world [1,2], accounting for an estimated 17.9 million deaths globally in 2019, and more than three-quarters of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries [3]. The clustering of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors has become a major public health challenge worldwide. Many studies have investigated CVD risk factor clusters, little is known about their prevalence and clustering among medical staff in Northeast China. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and clustering of CVD risk factors and to investigate the association between relevant characteristics and the clustering of CVD risk factors among medical staff in Northeast China. Conclusions: The findings suggest that medical staff of general hospitals, males, and older individuals have a high chance associated with CVD risk factor clustering and that more effective interventions should be undertaken to reduce the prevalence and clustering of CVD risk factors, especially among older male doctors who work in general hospitals
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