Introduction: Obesity is a public health problem, which also affects the worksector. Objective: Determine the factors associated with overweight and obesity inPiura workers. Methods: A cross-sectional study, using secondary database. Weused the occupational exam records of workers of companies in Sechura – Piura.The main variable was the BMI classification (normal/overweight/obese).Descriptive results and the association between the type of BMI and othervariables were presented. Results: Of the 1203 workers who met the selectioncriteria, 93.2% (1121) were male, and had a median age of 31 (range: 18-63).Significant difference between BMI with respect to waist circumference, hipdiameter, hemoglobin, cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL, LDL and glucose was found.In addition to gender, age and type of test (entrance/periodic/retirement). The studyshowed no significant differences from the plac...

Introduction: Obesity is a public health problem, which also affects the worksector. Objective: Determine the factors associated with overweight and obesity inPiura workers. Methods: A cross-sectional study, using secondary database. Weused the occupational exam records of workers of companies in Sechura – Piura.The main variable was the BMI classification (normal/overweight/obese).Descriptive results and the association between the type of BMI and othervariables were presented. Results: Of the 1203 workers who met the selectioncriteria, 93.2% (1121) were male, and had a median age of 31 (range: 18-63).Significant difference between BMI with respect to waist circumference, hipdiameter, hemoglobin, cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL, LDL and glucose was found.In addition to gender, age and type of test (entrance/periodic/retirement). The studyshowed no significant differences from the plac...

Introduction: The human body adapts to its place of residence, but this topic has not been studied in the Peruvian working population. Objective: Determine physiological and anthropometric variations in workers due to their residence in three geographic altitudes in Peru. Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted of physiological data (6 laboratory parameters) and anthropometric data (weight and height) of 7 500 workers from three different altitudes: Lima (sea level), Arequipa (2 500 m above sea level) and Cerro de Pasco (4 300 m above sea level). The measures were standard and taken by occupational clinics with quality certifications. Coefficients and p values for differences between the altitudes were obtained and adjusted according to the sex and age of participants. Results: All the physio-anthropometric parameters varied with the altitude of the place of residence ...

Objetivo: Determinar los factores asociados a los defectos refractivos en una población urbana de los andes peruanos. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio transversal analítico de análisis secundario de datos, usando la totalidad de los registros de los pacientes que acudieron a la consulta oftalmológica entre enero-mayo del 2015, se capturó las variables de: tipo de ametropía (astigmatismo, miopía e hipermetropía), sexo, edad, ocupación y localidad de residencia de los pacientes. Se obtuvo los valores p, razones de prevalencia e intervalos de confianza al 95% mediante los modelos lineales generalizados. Resultados: De los 1815 atendidos, la media de edades fue 30 años (desviación estándar 10,9 años), el 46%(829) fueron hombres, el 93%(1692) vivía en la ciudad de Huancayo, la ocupación más frecuente fue el ser estudiantes, 38%(696). Incrementó la frecuencia de hipermetropía...

Objetivo: Determinar la variación temporal de los valores espirométricos según la altitud geográfica de la sede laboral en un grupo de trabajadores de una minera. Material y Métodos: Estudio longitudinal que usó los valores de espirometría tomados en varios años a trabajadores de dos sedes, una a nivel del mar y otra en gran altura de la serranía peruana. Se usó los valores del volumen espiratorio forzado al primer segundo (VEF1), la capacidad vital forzada (CVF) e índice TIffeneau (VEF1/CVF). Se analizó con modelos que permiten ajustar por el tiempo (PA-GEE), con familia Gaussian, función de enlace identity y modelos robustos, la variable tiempo fue el año de la toma de espirometría. Se encontró los valores p y signos de coeficiente en cada caso. Resultados: De 1349 registros el 86%(1162) fueron varones, la mediana de las edades fue 35 años (rango intercuartílico: 22-6...

Objective: To determine the temporal variation in spirometric values according to the geographical altitude of labor location on a group of mining workers. Material and methods: A longitudinal study using spirometry values of workers taken several years at two locations, one at sea level and another at high altitude in the Peruvian highlands. The values of forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC) and Tiffeneau index (FEV1/FVC) were used. It were analyzed with models that adjust for time (PA-GEE), with Gaussian family, identity link function and robust models, the time variable was the year of spirometry take. P value and coefficients were used in each case. Results: From 1349 records, 86% (1162) were male, the median 22-66 años). En el análisis multivariado se encontró que hubo una variación en los valores del VEF1 y CVF, estos aumentaron en los homb...

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