Frequency of Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors in Health Care Personnel

Abstract

Objective: To determine the frequency of metabolic syndrome risk factors in health personnel. Methods: cross-sectional study, where 52 health care workers participated. Workers with chronic degenerative diseases previously diagnosed were excluded. A diagnosis of metabolic syndrome was made according to the criteria used by the World Health Organization. Descriptive statistics were used for data analysis. Results: 75% were female, the average age was 37 years, 48.08% were overweight, 9.61% had prediabetes, 50% had dyslipidemia and 3.84% had hypertension. Conclusion: there were risk factors for the development of metabolic syndrome in health personnel; these factors were unknown to the participants in this study.