Coronary artery disease risk factors in bus drivers

• Main Authors: Elder dos Santos Gonçalves (Author), Raimeyre Marques Torres (Author), Tiago Cardoso Peixinho (Author), Cléa Conceição Leal Borges (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal da Bahia, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

<span><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; line-height: 115%; font-family: ">This study aimed to</span></span><span lang="EN" style="color: #222222; line-height: 115%; font-family: "> <span>identify</span> <span>risk factors</span> <span>for coronary</span> <span>artery disease</span> <span>(</span>CAD) in <span>drivers</span> <span>of</span> <span>public</span> <span>mass transportation</span> <span>in the municipality of</span> <span>Salvador</span> <span>(</span>Bahia) and <span>knowledge of these</span> <span>as a form of</span> <span>prevention.</span> <span>Descriptive study</span>. <span>Convenience sample</span>. <span>Descriptive analysis</span>. <span>100</span> <span>drivers</span> <span>full time employees</span>, <span>predominantly</span> <span>median</span> <span>age of 38 years</span>, color <span>/</span> <span>black ethnicity</span>, <span>average schooling</span>, <span>family income between</span> <span>1-3</span> <span>minimum wages</span>, <span>with</span> <span>4-6</span> <span>dependent</span> <span>on</span> <span>residence</span>, alcohol consumption <span>were approached</span> <span>65.0%</span> <span>,</span> <span>sedentary</span> <span>73.0</span>% <span>overweight</span> <span>and</span> <span>52.0%</span> <span>reported</span> <span>stress</span> <span>in the workplace</span> <span>in</span> <span>63.0</span>%. <span>Most respondents</span> <span>have</span> <span>knowledge</span> <span>regarding the risk</span> <span>for development</span> <span>of CHD</span> <span>factors, but</span> <span>still retains</span> <span>habits that</span> <span>discourages</span> <span>prevention.</span> <span>The nurse</span>, <span>student</span> <span>health</span>, <span>should</span> <span>ensure that</span> <span>bus drivers</span> <span>and other</span> <span>workers exposed</span> <span>to occupational risks</span> <span>and risk</span> <span>for CAD</span>, <span>a better</span> <span>quality of life</span> <span>factors</span>. <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> </span>

Item Description

0102-5430
2178-8650
10.18471/rbe.v28i3.11399