[Overweigth, XXXX , @entity209 and waist/height index in health staff].

@entity1 @entity2298 @entity28 @entity2973 @entity165 @entity209 @entity285 @entity4854 @entity855
INTRODUCTION: Health staff self-applied strategies are insufficiently to reduce cardiovascular risk factors. The aim of this article is to investigate the prevalence of @entity2973 , @entity28 and @entity209 and waist/height index on health staff. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study from January to April 2014 in 735 workers of the UMAE Specialties La Raza. A diagnosis of @entity2973 and @entity28 was established according to WHO criteria and @entity209 NCEP @entity855 -III. In 250 @entity1 lipid profile and blood chemistry were obtained. Descriptive statistics was applied, chi square, Student t test or Kruskal-Wallis to compare groups. RESULTS: We included 496 @entity1 and 239 @entity1 (physicians, nurses and other workers). 38% were @entity2973 ; 22% had @entity28 . We found fasting @entity4854 >126 mg/dl in 5.1%, between 100-126 mg/dl in 17.4%, @entity2298 in 40.4%; HDL @entity165 <40 mg/dl 66% in @entity1 and HDL @entity165 <50 mg/dl 51.4% in @entity1 . Waist measurement was 93  11 cm in @entity1 vs. 88  13 m in @entity1 . The waist/height index in the ideal weight group was 0.048  0.04, for @entity2973 0.55  0.04 and for @entity28 0.65  0.064 (p<0.01). @entity209 prevalence was 30.6%, smoking 21.6% and @entity285 consumption 35%. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of @entity28 - @entity2973 was 60% and @entity209 30%, making it necessary to take immediate actions to modify the lifestyle of health staff.
