XXXX and occupation: Any association? Prevalence among auto technicians and school teachers in South West Nigeria.

@entity209 @entity1674 @entity413 @entity165
AIMS: To determine occupational association with @entity209 among auto technicians and school teachers. METHODS: One hundred and sixty six subjects were selected for this study. Clinical data was obtained while laboratory investigations including plasma @entity413 and lipid profile were performed. Statistical analysis was done with SPSS 20.0. P<0.05 was taken as statistically significant. RESULTS: School teachers had significantly higher mean total @entity165 and LDL- @entity165 compared to auto technicians. Mean serum @entity1674 was significantly higher among auto-technicians compared to school teachers in this study. The prevalence of some conventional cardiovascular risk factors was significantly higher among auto-technicians compared to school teachers: Impaired blood @entity413 (9.6% vs. 1.2%, p<0.05), hypertriglyceridaemia (18.1% vs. 7.2%, p<0.05) and low HDL- @entity165 (47.0% vs. 37.3%, p<0.05) respectively. However elevated LDL- @entity165 (56.6% vs. 32.5%, p<0.05) was significantly more common among school teachers compared to auto-technicians. Based on the WHO and the Harmonized criteria, @entity209 was more frequent among auto-technicians compared to school teachers. (8.4% vs. 1.2% and 19.3% vs. 7.2% respectively, p<0.05) CONCLUSION: The prevalence of @entity209 appears to be significantly higher among auto technicians despite their high level of physical activity, exertion and education compared to teachers. This may be related to the increased occupational exposure to organic and inorganic materials from dust particles, oil and oil related matter and particulate matter among auto technicians. Prompt definitive evaluation of this concept and appropriate health education to encourage safety mechanism can reduce this burden of @entity209 among auto technicians in Nigeria.
