Metabolic syndrome: An occupational perspective
<b>Objective:</b> To study the prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome (MS) in an Indian industrial setup and to study disparity in occurrence of MS in a working population based on occupational status. <b>Materials and Methods:</b> Cross-sectional study of 651 employees who underwe...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications,
2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | <b>Objective:</b> To study the prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome (MS) in an Indian industrial setup and to study disparity in occurrence of MS in a working population based on occupational status. <b>Materials and Methods:</b> Cross-sectional study of 651 employees who underwent periodic medical examination. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) definition of MS and International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO)-88 classification of occupations were used. <b>Results:</b> The overall crude prevalence of MS was found to be 18.5%. Nineteen percent of the non-manual workers and 18.3% of the manual workers suffered from MS. The single largest occupational category with MS was ISCO-88 group 1, which included the managers and senior officials. However, no difference was found among the manual and non-manual workers in prevalence of MS. |
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