The distribution of cardiovascular risk factors in employees from small- and medium-sized enterprises in Germany Die Verteilung von kardiovaskulären Risikofaktoren bei Beschäftigten in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen in Deutschland
Kaifie A, Kraus T (2018)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2018
Journal
Book Volume: 61
Pages Range: 224-231
Journal Issue: 2
DOI: 10.1007/s00103-017-2677-8
Abstract
Background: The German Prevention Act, the main parts of which came into force on 25 July 2015, encourages health promotion and prevention programs for people in their living environment. Through this act, preventive measures could reach employees at work that hardly seek medical services. This is of importance since employees with a low occupational position often show risk factors that increase morbidity and mortality. Methods: In this study, clinical data from n = 2280 employees from small and medium sized enterprises (SME) were analyzed for economic sector, sex, socioeconomic position (SEP), economic sector cardiovascular risk factors, musculoskeletal and psychological diseases. The socioeconomic position was categorized using the European Socioeconomic Classification into an intermediate/high and a low SEP category. Results: Male employees showed a significantly higher occurrence of risk factors, such as smoking, diabetes or hypertension in comparison to female employees. In the manufacturing industry, male employees with a low SEP showed a higher prevalence of diabetes (2.3 vs. 5.9%), smoking (27.4 vs. 46.5%), and physical inactivity (sports: 55.0 vs. 37.1%) in comparison to employees with an intermediate/high SEP. Male employees with a low SEP from health and social services reported psychiatric disorders more frequently in comparison to those with an intermediate/high SEP (0.7 vs. 5.9%). Conclusion: Male employees with a low SEP should be given special consideration in the implementation of preventive measures at work within the framework of the Prevention Act.
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Kaifie, A., & Kraus, T. (2018). The distribution of cardiovascular risk factors in employees from small- and medium-sized enterprises in Germany Die Verteilung von kardiovaskulären Risikofaktoren bei Beschäftigten in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen in Deutschland. Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz, 61(2), 224-231. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-017-2677-8
MLA:
Kaifie, Andrea, and Thomas Kraus. "The distribution of cardiovascular risk factors in employees from small- and medium-sized enterprises in Germany Die Verteilung von kardiovaskulären Risikofaktoren bei Beschäftigten in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen in Deutschland." Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz 61.2 (2018): 224-231.
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