Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and relationship with medical disability in Workers from a Private company in Costa Rica
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.15517/sta30d86Keywords:
Obesity Management, Nutritional Status, working conditions, Feeding BehaviorAbstract
Introduction: The health status of employees influences productivity and absenteeism in the workplace. In Costa Rica, no studies exploring the relationship between the work environment and employee health were found. Methodology: This study employed a quantitative, descriptive, and cross-sectional approach. The population consisted of workers from a private company in Costa Rica, with a sample size of 92 merchandisers. The study variables included lipid profile, fasting blood glucose, insulin levels, anthropometric data, age, and disabilities. Logistic regression models were used to observe the effect of fasting blood glucose, altered blood pressure, and worker’s nutritional status on the quantification of the risk of work disability. Additionally, the Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test was performed (statistical significance p≤0.05). Results: The sample had an average age of 34±7.7 years, and over 75% were overweight to some degree. A significant association (p<0.04) was found between triglyceride levels and HDL cholesterol (p<0.02) with age. It was determined that for each unit increase in glucose, the risk of disability increased 7% (OR: 1.07, 95% CI 1.01-1.14), significantly. Conclusions: In this population, most risk factors occur independently of age, which is a cause for concern. Individuals with altered fasting blood glucose have a higher risk of disability compared to those without this factor.
Downloads
References
Bejarano-Roncancio, J., & Díaz-Beltrán, M. (2012). Opiniones debates y controversias: alimentación laboral una estrategia para la promoción de la salud del trabajador. Rev Fac Med, 60(1), 87–97. https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=576363542003
Caixàs, A., Villaró, M., Arraiza, C., Montalvá, J. C., Lecube, A., Fernández-García, J. M., Corio, R., Bellido, D., Llisterri, J. L., & Tinahones, F. J. (2020). SEEDO-SEMERGEN consensus document on continuous care of obesity between Primary Care and Specialist Hospital Units 2019. Medicina Clinica, 155(6), 267.e1-267.e11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medcli.2019.10.014
Caja Costarricense Seguro Social. (2011). Análisis sobre incapacidades por enfermedad y licencias por maternidad otorgadas a trabajadores de la CCSS durante el periodo 2008-2010.
Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social. (2015). Reglamento Sistema de Atención en Salud de Medicina de Empresa (No.8814). http://www.pgrweb.go.cr/scij/Busqueda/Normativa/Normas/nrm_norma.aspx?param1=NRM&nValor1=1&nValor2=80913&nValor3=102914&strTipM=FN
Calvo-Bonacho, E., & Catalina-Romero, C. (2015). Health promotion at the workplace. Hipertension y Riesgo Vascular, 32(3), 97–99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hipert.2015.06.002
Chinnock, A., & León, M. (2013). Auto-reporte de problemas de salud relacionados con nutrición en Costa Rica. Rev Costarr Salud Pública, 22, 134–143. http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1409-14292013000200008&lng=en&tlng=es.
De Arco Canoles, O. D. C., Puenayan Portilla, Y. G., & Vaca Morales, L. V. (2019). Modelo de Promoción de la salud en el lugar de trabajo: una propuesta. Avances En Enfermería, 37(2), 230–239. https://doi.org/10.15446/av.enferm.v37n2.73145
Falconi, S., Añazco, D., Santos, J., Pereira, M., Floreano, L., Almache, V., & Maldonado, K. (2017). Factor de riesgo modificable y no modificable de Diabetes Mellitus II en una Población urbana. Universidad Técnica de Machala, 1(1).
Hernández-Martínez, J. C., Varona-Uribe, M., & Hernández, G. (2020). Prevalence of factors associated with cardiovascular disease and their relationship with work absenteeism in a government office. Revista Colombiana de Cardiologia, 27(2), 109–116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rccar.2018.11.004
Jiménez, A. L. (2014). Promotion of healthy habits at work for the welfare of the working population. Revista Colombiana de Cardiologia, 21(4), e1–e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rccar.2014.09.002
Ke, P. H., Chen, J. Y., Chen, Y. H., Yeh, W. C., & Li, W. C. (2023). Age- and Sex-Specific Association between Lipoprotein-Related Phospholipase A2 and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(7) 6458. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24076458
Nasr Esfahani, M., Sharifi, S., Gheitani, A., & Nasr Esfahani, M. (2022). Analysis and Modeling of Absenteeism Management in Iran Revenue Tax Agency Using Mixed Method. Iranian Journal of Management Studies (IJMS), 15(3), 595–611. https://doi.org/10.22059/ijms.2021.321078.674491
Obando Peña, M. E., & Pérez Escariz, J. D. (2019). Relación del sobrepeso y obesidad con el desempeño laboral. Sede Distrital 12D01, Babahoyo. FACSALUD-UNEMI, 3(5), 31–42. https://doi.org/10.29076/issn.2602-8360vol3iss5.2019pp31-42p
Organización Internacional del Trabajo. (2012). Un enfoque integral para mejorar la alimentación y nutrición en el trabajo: estudio en empresas chilenas y recomendaciones adaptadas. https://www.oitcinterfor.org/sites/default/files/file_publicacion/alimentacion.pdf
Organización Mundial de la Salud. (2017). Enfermedades Cardiovasculares. Enfermedades Cardiovasculares. https://www.who.int/es/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/cardiovascular-diseases-(cvds)
Organización Mundial de la Salud. (2003). Serie de Informes Técnicos 916 dieta, nutrición y prevención de enfermedades crónicas. Organización Mundial de la Salud Ginebra. https://www.fao.org/3/ac911s/ac911s.pdf
Paredes, F. G., Ruiz Díaz, L., & González Cañete, N. (2018). Healthy habits and nutritional status in the work environment. Revista Chilena de Nutricion, 45(2), 119–127. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0717-75182018000300119
Royo-Bordonada, M. Á., Rodríguez-Artalejo, F., Bes-Rastrollo, M., Fernández-Escobar, C., González, C. A., Rivas, F., Martínez-González, M. Á., Quiles, J., Bueno-Cavanillas, A., Navarrete-Muñoz, E. M., Navarro, C., López-García, E., Romaguera, D., Morales Suárez-Varela, M., & Vioque, J. (2019). Food policies to prevent obesity and the main non-transmissible diseases in Spain: where there’s a will there’s a way. Gaceta Sanitaria, 33(6), 584–592. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaceta.2019.05.009
Tarro, L., Llauradó, E., Ulldemolins, G., Hermoso, P., & Solà, R. (2020). Effectiveness of workplace interventions for improving absenteeism, productivity, and work ability of employees: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17(6) 1901. MDPI. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17061901
Vega-Solano, J., Madriz-Morales, K., Blanco-Metzler, A., & Fernandes-Nilson, E. A. (2023). Estimation of the economic benefits for the public health system related to salt reduction in Costa Rica. PLoS ONE, 18(2) e0279732. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279732
Wanjek, C. (2005). La alimentación en el trabajo: Soluciones laborales para la desnutrición, la obesidad y enfermedades crónicas. Trabajo, Revista de La OIT, 55(1), 26–28.
World Health Organization. (2010). Entornos Laborales Saludables: Fundamentos y Modelo de la OMS. Contextualización, Prácticas y Literatura de Soporte (Vol. 1). https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/44466/9789243500249_spa.pdf
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2025 Arce Marenco et al.,
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Population and Health in Mesoamerica informs its authors and readers that all publications must be submitted with the Letter of Acceptance of Copyright Conditions where the authors are asked for authorization to submit the article to the Journal for consideration so that it may carry out any of the following activities:
- The graphic and style editing of the work or part of it.
The publication and reproduction of the work or part of it, both in print and electronic media, including the Internet and any other known or unknown technology.
The translation of the work or part of it into any language or dialect.
The adaptation of the work to reading, sound, voice and any other available technical representation or mechanism, which makes possible its access for partially or totally blind people, or with any other form of special abilities that prevent their access to the conventional reading of the article.
The distribution and availability of the work to the public, in such a way that the public may have access to them from the time and place that each person chooses, through the physical or electronic mechanisms available to them.
Any other form of use, process or system known or to be known that is related to the activities and editorial purposes to which the Journal is linked.
You can access the Letter by clicking HERE. If you have a question, please write to revista.ccp@ucr.ac.cr
In addition, the content of this site is protected under the Attribution - Noncommercial - Share Alike (by-nc-sa) license which permits commercial use of the original work or derivative works and distribution of which must be made under the same license that governs the original work. The graphic design, images and texts generated by the e-Information Science magazine are property of the Universidad de Costa Rica and are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution - NonCommercial - Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International.
Authors who publish in this journal accept the following conditions:
-The authors retain their moral rights over the publication and assign the patrimonial rights mentioned in the Letter of Assignment of Rights with the Creative Commons Attribution - NonCommercial - Compatitr Equal 4.0 International license, which allows third parties to use what is published as long as they mention the authorship of the work and to the first publication in this journal.
-Authors may make other independent and additional contractual arrangements for non-exclusive distribution of the version of the article published in this journal (e.g., inclusion in an institutional repository or publication in a book) as long as they clearly indicate that the work was first published in this journal.
This policy is established in accordance with Law 6638 on Copyright and Related Rights of the Republic of Costa Rica.
