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Workers particularly sensitive to cardiovascular risk

Álvarez-Fernández Carlos, Vaquero-Abellán Manuel, Romero-Saldaña Manuel, Álvarez-López Carlos

Article ID: 1900
Vol 2, Issue 1, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54517/ccr.v1i1.1900
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Abstract

Background: Of the 607 fatal occupational accidents that occurred in Spain in 2016, 37.9% were due to ischemic heart disease and stroke. Working conditions such as night work, noise or respiratory contaminants were associated with a higher cardiovascular incidence. The aim of the present study was to assess whether health surveillance in workers exposed to these conditions should include assessment of cardiovascular risk.

Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 680 workers in a public administration. The qualification of working conditions was obtained from the company risk assessment and from personal, anthropometric and analytical data, which allowed the assessment of cardiovascular risk in the medical examination performed in 2015.

Results: 30.1% of the sample were exposed to these working conditions, with significant differences by sex (37% in men, 11.9% in women, p<0.05). According to REGICOR, 13.2% of those exposed were classified as particularly sensitive to cardiovascular risk.

Conclusions: A large percentage of workers are exposed to TC related to a greater prevalence of cardiovascular pathology. The percentage of workers classified as especially sensitive to cardiovascular risk among those exposed suggests that this risk should be assessed in occupational health surveillance when there are working conditions related to cardiovascular pathology.

Keywords

occupational accident, ischemic heart disease, cardiovascular risk function, health surveillance, special sensitivity

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