ASSOCIATION BETWEEN CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS AND PHYSICAL CONDITION AND MOOD STATES OF UNIVERSITY WORKERS

Y.C. Estrada Bonilla¹, J.M. Varela Millán², D.E. García González³, J.C. Sanchez Delgado³

¹Santo Tomas University, Physical Activity for Health Master program, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia, ²Santo Tomas University, Physical Activity for Health Master Program, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia, ³Santo Tomas University, Physical Culture, Sports and Recreation Program, Piedecuesta, Colombia

Background: The work environment may not only be responsible for the development of work-related diseases, but it may also be responsible for the appearance/reinforcement of poor health behaviors that in turn lead to the development of cardiovascular risk factors – CVRF in the same population. Likewise, these CVRFs, if not controlled, can lead to the development of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases, today responsible for 62% of deaths worldwide (WHO, 2018).

Purpose: Establish associations between groups of workers with and without CVRF detected through the measurement of cardiometabolic variables, body composition variables with respect to physical fitness and profile of moods states of Santo Tomás University, Bogotá and Piedecuesta – Santander (Colombia) workers.

Methods: 89 workers from Santo Tomás University, Bogotá and Piedecuesta headquarters were evaluated for the detection of CVRF by measuring cardiometabolic risk (glycaemia - total cholesterol measurement - Cardiocheck PS), body composition evaluation - tissue impedance, Tanita S331C scale, physical fitness evaluation modified Eurofit adult test battery and Forest service step test, mood state profile evaluation POMS full version (McNair et al, 1971). The data obtained were categorized. A chi - square analysis was carried out determining differences in proportions between the groups with CVRF and without CVRF. Bivariate logistic regressions were developed for each independent variable with dependent variable (with CVRF and without CVRF); those with a significance value of p<=0.25 were entered into multivariate logistic regression. The backward maximum likelihood method was used and the variables with statistical significance of p<=0.05 were reported in the model. The assumption of goodness of fit (Hosmer - Lemeshow test) was evaluated with a value of p>=0.05. All analyzes were carried out using IBM SPSS 27 version.

Results: There is a significant association in group of workers with CVRF and age; exist for the same group of workers with CVRF, a significant association with explosive force (both results mentioned above compared to the group of workers without CVRF). The other relationships established between the groups of workers with CVRF and without CVRF. The variable that most explains CVR in workers is having an explosive force result of less than 16.8cm. The probability of presenting a risk condition if a value less than 16.8cm is obtained in the explosive strength test compared to those who obtain a value greater than 25.01cm is 3.82 times (95% CI of OR: 1.024 - 14,288) as long as the age remains constant.

Conclusions: It can be concluded that in accordance with the data offered on the presence of CVRF in the population, the evaluated workers over 45 years of age are in a greater situation of cardiovascular risk, which is in turn reflected in an affected physical condition, which in turn would be indicative of the confirmation of cardiovascular risk due to possible involvement of tissue with metabolic function (such as skeletal muscle tissue), apparently this result is not associated with the work environment.

Implications: The implementation of occupational physical exercise in order not only to reduce risk situations to control CVRFs that, if not controlled, lead to the development of NCDs.

Funding acknowledgements: Thanks to FODEIN/Research Unit, Santo Tomas University main campus (Bogotá, D.C., Colombia) and to Physical Culture, Sports and Recreation Faculty

Keywords:
Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Physical Fitness
Mood States

Topics:
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) & risk factors
Health promotion & wellbeing/healthy ageing/physical activity
COVID-19

Did this work require ethics approval? Yes

Institution: Santo Tomas University - Bogotá headquarters

Committee: Institutional Research Ethics Committee (CEBIC)

Ethics number: approval form 11 - July 1, 2021