Cardiovascular risk in the Workplace
Keywords:
cardiovascular risk; workplace; occupational health nursing
Abstract
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death worldwide. According to the World Health Organization, approximately 18 million people die annually from CVD, representing 32% of all deaths. According to the Ministry of Health's 2021 report, CVD is estimated to account for approximately 30% of all deaths in the country, with around 120,000 annual deaths attributable to these conditions.
The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in the work context shows a similar epidemiology to the general population. Kivimäki et al. analyzed data from more than 100,000 workers and found that 30% of them had at least one significant cardiovascular risk factor, such as hypertension, obesity, or diabetes.
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2. Ministerio de Sanidad. (2021). Informe sobre la situación de las enfermedades cardiovasculares en España.
3. Kivimäki M, Steptoe A. Effects of stress on the development and progression of cardiovascular disease. Nat Rev Cardiol. 2018 Apr;15(4):215-229. doi: 10.1038/nrcardio.2017.189. Epub 2017 Dec 7.
4. Virtanen M, Jokela M, Madsen IE, Magnusson Hanson LL, Lallukka T, Nyberg ST, et al. Long working hours and depressive symptoms: systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies and unpublished individual participant data. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2018 May 1;44(3):239-250. doi: 10.5271/sjweh.3712. Epub 2018 Feb 8.
5. Jachens L, Houdmont J. Effort-Reward Imbalance and Job Strain: A Composite Indicator Approach. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Oct 29;16(21):4169. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214169.
6. Ekelund U, Tarp J, Steene-Johannessen J, Hansen BH, Jefferis B, Fagerland MW, Whincup P, Diaz KM, Hooker SP, Chernofsky A, Larson MG, Spartano N, Vasan RS, Dohrn IM, Hagströmer M, Edwardson C, Yates T, Shiroma E, Anderssen SA, Lee IM. Dose-response associations between accelerometry measured physical activity and sedentary time and all cause mortality: systematic review and harmonised meta-analysis. BMJ. 2019 Aug 21;366:l4570. doi: 10.1136/bmj.l4570.
7. Pedro-Jiménez, D. D., & Verástegui-Escolano, C. (2020). El ejercicio recomendado por la Organización Mundial de la Salud controla el Índice de Masa Corporal en trabajadores sedentarios: Estudio transversal en una industria química española. Revista de la Asociación Española de Especialistas en Medicina del Trabajo, 29(1), 14-24.
8. Zhao Y, Lu X, Wan F, Gao L, Lin N, He J, et al. Disruption of Circadian Rhythms by Shift Work Exacerbates Reperfusion Injury in Myocardial Infarction. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2022 May 31;79(21):2097-2115. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.03.370.
Published
2024-12-27
Section
Editorial