Risco cardiovascular em trabalhadores da indústria de minerais não metálicos no Rio Grande do Norte

Abstract

The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in workers in the non-metallic mineral industry of Rio Grande do Norte. For that, a descriptive cross-sectional research was carried out in 5 small industries of the Non-Metallic Minerals sector, located in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. The population of the study was composed of 206 workers, of both sexes. Data collection took place in the period from September to December 2014, with the use of a semi-structured questionnaire for the collection of sociodemographic, anthropometric and lifestyle information. The present study was approved by the Ethics Committee in Research and the participation of the employees was given voluntarily by signing the Term of Free and Informed Consent. The results showed that the workers who participated in the study had an average age of 36.4 years, studied until Elementary School I and received on average 1.3 minimum salaries. Regarding nutritional status, taking into account the BMI factor, 48.06% of the sample presented eutrophy, while 36.41% were overweight and 15.52% were some degree of obesity. Regarding smoking, alcohol consumption and physical activity, 16.9% reported continued cigarette use, 58.25% reported frequent alcohol consumption during the week, and 43.69% reported regular physical activity. Regarding abdominal circumference, 33.98% of the sample presented high or very high cardiovascular risk. These results allow to conclude that the evaluated workers were overweight or some degree of obesity and at high or very high risk for the development of CVD. These findings are worrying, as these diseases are currently one of the leading causes of death worldwide. It is suggested the development of educational actions and the implementation of educational and formative policies and strategies for the change of lifestyle and the adoption of healthy food practices, with a view to modifying the diagnosis found and the perspective of improvement of the future quality of life Population.