Metabolic syndrome in collection and disposal of solid waste sector

• Authors: Hasan H. Eker , Recep Y. Bayraktarli , Hal.im İşsever , Tümer Ulaş , Mustafa Erelel , Al.i Eser , Kürşat Özd.ill.i , Aclan Özder

Abstracts

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Objectives: This study aims to assess the frequency and factors relevant to metabolic syndrome in workers employed in the collection and disposal of solid waste sector. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the major solid waste collecting and disposal company named İSTAÇ AŞ (İstanbul Environmental Protection and Waste Processing Corporation) in Istanbul, Turkey. All 715 male employees of the company were included in the study without sampling. The study was completed with 619 subjects. Since it was a small group, female workers were not taken into account in the study. Metabolic syndrome frequency was investigated according to the NCEP-ATP III criteria including the levels of systolic and diastolic blood pressure, waist perimeter, HDL, triglyceride, fasting blood glucose values. Results: Metabolic syndrome was present in 40.9% of participating employees. Metabolic syndrome was more common in those working in the excavation field (54.0%), such as caterpillar operators (56.5%), and less common in employees working in administrative offices, such as office staff or managers, who were under 35 years old and who had been working for less than 10 years (p < 0.05). Employees working in work stations other than administrative offices had a 2.60 times higher risk compared to those working in administrative offices. Conclusions: Metabolic syndrome may be related to work station, job, age and period worked by the subjects.

Keywords

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metabolic syndrome; disposal; solid waste workers

• Publisher: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
• Journal: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 25
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 14-21

Dates

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2012

Contributors

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Hasan H. Eker

• Higher School of Health Sciences, University of Gumushane, Gumushane, Turkey

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Recep Y. Bayraktarli

• Istanbul Environmental Protection and Waste Material Recycling Industry and Trading Company, Istanbul, Turkey

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Hal.im İşsever

• Department of Public Health, Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey

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Tümer Ulaş

• Department of Public Health, Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey

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Mustafa Erelel

• Department of Chest Diseases, Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey

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Al.i Eser

• Istanbul Kucukkoy Bilge Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

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Kürşat Özd.ill.i

• Istanbul University Florence Nightingale School of Nursing, Istanbul, Turkey

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Aclan Özder

• IETT General Directorate, Istanbul Metropolitan City Municipality, Istanbul, Turkey

Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s13382-012-0004-z

Biblioteka Nauki

2180109