Obesidad abdominal y ausentismo por causa médica en una empresa de la industria metalmecánica en Cali, Colombia.
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Authors
Agredo Zúñiga, Ricardo A.García Ordoñez, Emily S.
Osorio, Carlos
Escudero, Natalia
López-Albán, Carlos A.
Ramírez-Vélez, Robinson
Issue Date
2014-03-25
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Abdominal obesity associated to medical-related absenteeism at a company of metal-mechanical industry in Cali, Colombia.Citation
Rev. perú. med. exp. salud publica vol.30 no.2 Lima abr. 2013Publisher
Instituto Nacional de Salud (INS)Additional Links
http://www.scielo.org.pe/scielo.php?pid=S1726-46342013000200015&script=sci_arttexthttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23949511
Abstract
Con el objetivo de examinar la frecuencia de obesidad abdominal y el ausentismo laboral por causa médica, se realizó un estudio transversal en 185 varones pertenecientes a una industria metalmecánica. En ellos, además de datos sociodemográficos, se recogió datos antropométricos y se midió la circunferencia de cintura (CC) en centímetros como indicador de obesidad abdominal. Se encontró, además de una alta frecuencia de obesidad abdominal (28,7%), que los trabajadores con obesidad abdominal presentaron mayor frecuencia, mayor tiempo y mayores costos por las incapacidades médicas. Se concluye que la obesidad abdominal en esta muestra fue altamente frecuente; no obstante, al tratarse de un riesgo reversible, las empresas podrían beneficiarse, en términos de ausentismo laboral, de programas preventivo promocionales destinados a controlar este problema.The aim of this study was examined the abdominal obesity prevalence and association with medical-related absenteeism. A cross-sectional study in 185 men from the metal-mechanical industry was conducted. Sociodemografic and antropometrics data of was gathered, waist circumference was measured as an indicator of abdominal obesity. The prevalence of central obesity was 28.7 %. Subjects with higher values of central obesity showed higher frequency, higher duration and higher costs of medical-related absenteeism, however, this relationship was not significant. We conclude that abdominal obesity is highly frequent in this sample; however, since it’s a reversible risk, enterprises could get benefits from preventive and promotional programs destiny to control this problem.
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