Profile of Non-Communicable Disease Risk Factors Among Employees at a Saudi University
| Autor: | Mohamed Rashad Al-Naboli, Ali Ibrahim Al Sultan, Amr Ahmed Darwish, Tarek Tawfik Amin, Ola Abdelmoniem Mostafa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Adult
Male Cancer Research medicine.medical_specialty Waist Universities Epidemiology Cross-sectional study Saudi Arabia Overweight Young Adult Risk Factors Environmental health Diabetes Mellitus Prevalence medicine Humans Obesity Sedentary lifestyle business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Feeding Behavior Odds ratio Middle Aged Anthropometry Non-communicable disease Prognosis medicine.disease Surgery Cross-Sectional Studies Oncology Cardiovascular Diseases Hypertension Female Sedentary Behavior medicine.symptom business Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 15:7897-7907 |
| ISSN: | 1513-7368 |
| Popis: | Background: There is paucity of studies defining the prevalence of non-communicable disease (NCD) risk factors in Saudi Arabia despite the surging epidemic of obesity, change in dietary habits and sedentary lifestyle. Objectives: This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the prevalence of NCDs risk factors among employees at King Faisal University in Al Hassa, Saudi Arabia and to determine the possible correlates for clustering of NCDs risk factors among them. Materials and Methods: All employees were invited to participate; the World Health Organization STEPwise approach was used for data collection which consisted of a personal interview to collect socio-demographic characteristics, NCD history, tobacco use, vegetables and fruit consumption, and physical activity (PA), followed by anthropometric measurements namely weight, height and waist circumference and blood pressure measurements, subjects were finally subjected to biochemical tests with determination of fasting plasma glucose, serum triglycerides, cholesterol and high density lipoproteins. Results: Of the surveyed employees (n=691), daily current smokers accounted for 22.7%. 94.9%, 95.1% and 86% consumed < 5 servings per day of vegetables, fruits and both fruits and vegetables respectively, 73% were physically inactive, 64% were overweight or obese, 22.1% had hypertension, and 21.5% were diabetics. Elevated cholesterol levels were found in 36.6%, low high density lipoproteins in 36.8%, and elevated triglycerides in 36.1%. Only 3% had no NCD risk factors, and 57.6% had ≥3 factors. Multivariate logistic regression showed that gender (being male, adjusted odds ratio ‘aOR’=1.51), aged ≥ 50 years (aOR=3.06), < college education (aOR=1.75), current smokers (aOR=2.37), being obese (aOR=6.96) and having a low PA level (aOR=4.59) were the significant positive predictors for clustering of NCD risk factors. Conclusions: Over fifty percent of the studied university’s employees had multiple (≥3) NCD risk factors. Screening and health promotion initiatives should be launched at least targeting the modifiable factors to avert the excessive risk for cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus and several types of cancers. |
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