The estimated risk for coronary heart disease and prevalence of dyslipidemia among workers of information technology industries in Taiwan

Individuals working in information technology (IT) industries suffer from high work stress, possibly causing adverse impacts on their health. However, studies of cardiovascular risk factors among these workers are lacking. The aims of this study were to evaluate the estimated risk for coronary heart...

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Published in:Clinica chimica acta 2011-03, Vol.412 (7), p.569-573
Main Authors: Yang, Shao-Chi, Chien, Kuo-Liong, Tsai, Wei-I, Ho, Yi-Lwun, Chen, Ming-Fong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Coronary Disease - epidemiology
Coronary heart disease
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dyslipidemias - epidemiology
Female
Humans
Hyperlipidemia
Industry
Information Services
Information technology
Life Style
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Taiwan - epidemiology
Young Adult
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Summary:Individuals working in information technology (IT) industries suffer from high work stress, possibly causing adverse impacts on their health. However, studies of cardiovascular risk factors among these workers are lacking. The aims of this study were to evaluate the estimated risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) and prevalence of dyslipidemia among IT workers. A total of 941 employees from 11 IT companies were enrolled and the anthropometrics and serum lipid profiles were measured. The 10-year risk for CHD was calculated based on the Framingham risk score. Compared with lipid profiles in a representative sample (n = 6589), IT workers had a significantly higher prevalence of obesity, hypercholesterolemia, low level of HDL-C, and high level of LDL-C in each age group. Their overall estimated 10-year risk for CHD was higher than the average risk of an age- and gender-matched population (2.91% vs. 2.79%, p = 0.027). Working for more than 10 h/day was associated with a higher estimated CHD risk (3.62% vs. 2.54%, p < 0.01). A higher prevalence of hyperlipidemia was noted among IT workers. Their estimated 10-year CHD risk was also higher than average. More aggressive interventions to reduce the risk of CHD in this population are needed.
ISSN:0009-8981
1873-3492
DOI:10.1016/j.cca.2010.12.001