Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and associated factors in basic education teachers

Abstract

Objective: To verify the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in basic education teachers and the risk factors associated with this syndrome. Methods: Observational study with cross-sectional design in 200 public school teachers, with a mean age of 43.2±10.2 years. Waist circumference, triglycerides, high density lipoprotein, blood pressure and diabetes were evaluated for classification of metabolic syndrome. The odds ratio was calculated to determine the effect size between the variables and the significance level adopted was 5%. Results: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome found was 20%. The most prevalent factors were high waist circumference (49.5%), followed by low high density lipoprotein (35%), high triglycerides (27%), hypertension (24%) and diabetes mellitus (11%). Most reviews (60%) had between one and three risk factors. There was association of metabolic syndrome with age, nutritional status and physical activity level. Conclusion: Thus, the study showed a high prevalence of metabolic syndrome in the basic education teachers with significant risk factors associated with it.