Metabolic Syndrome in Female Police Officers and Female Office Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study in Occupations with Different Physical Activities

Introduction: Increase in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) has become a worldwide major health problem. So far, there are limited data about the impact of occupation types and the development of metabolic risks in females. This study aimed to compare the metabolic risk profiles and in two...

Verfasser: Strauß, Markus
Foshag, Peter
Brzęk, Anna
Vollenberg, Richard
Jehn, Ulrich
Leischik, Roman
Dokumenttypen:Artikel
Medientypen:Text
Erscheinungsdatum:2020
Publikation in MIAMI:14.04.2022
Datum der letzten Änderung:28.09.2022
Angaben zur Ausgabe:[Electronic ed.]
Quelle:Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy 13 (2020), 3487–3495
Schlagwörter:female office worker; female police officer; metabolic syndrome; metabolic risk factors; metabolic risk
Fachgebiet (DDC):610: Medizin und Gesundheit
Lizenz:CC BY-NC 3.0
Sprache:Englisch
Förderung:Finanziert durch den Open-Access-Publikationsfonds der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster (WWU Münster).
Format:PDF-Dokument
URN:urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-24039528575
Weitere Identifikatoren:DOI: 10.17879/34039532088
Permalink:https://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-24039528575
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Introduction: Increase in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) has become a worldwide major health problem. So far, there are limited data about the impact of occupation types and the development of metabolic risks in females. This study aimed to compare the metabolic risk profiles and in two extremely different female occupational groups: police officers (PO) and office workers (OW). Methods: The prospective study included a total number of 97 female subjects (37 POs and 60 OWs) from Germany. Anthropometric characteristics, metabolic risk parameters as well as laboratory parameters were taken. The diagnosis of MetS was based on the criteria of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF). Results: Female OWs presented a high prevalence of obesity, shown in average abdominal waist circumference (85.3 ± 14.5 cm) above the threshold of ≥ 80 cm recommended by the IDF to define abdominal obesity. Sixty percent of OWs versus 25% of POs had an abnormal abdominal waist circumference. Concerning other metabolic risk factors (HDL, triglycerides, body mass index, blood pressure) no significant differences were found, but a tendency toward a higher prevalence of abnormal values is presented in OWs than POs. MetS was detected in almost 8% of OWs as compared with 5% in POs (p = 0.705). Conclusion: In an international comparison, German female POs showed one of the lowest prevalence of MetS, whereas the prevalence in OWs is equal to results in other countries. In conclusion, especially the occupational type of female OWs presented elevated factors, that are associated with increased metabolic risk. There is a relevant need for further prospective studies with larger sample sizes in female workers to determine the influence between occupational type and metabolic system.