[Evaluation of cardiovascular risk factors among workers in a food industry in Mali].

Abstract

Objective: It consisted in evaluating the cardiovascular risk factors and the overall cardiovascular risk among the personnel of the company of the breweries of Mali.

Methodology: This was a cross-sectional, descriptive, analytical study. It was conducted from November 2020 to May 2021 as part of routine consultations and periodic medical visits. The overall cardiovascular risk was estimated by the new Framingham model and the WHO/ISH predictive diagram.

Results: A total of 257 workers were included. The average age was 41.2 years. Cardiovascular risk factors listed were, smoking (18.7%), hypercholesterolemia (17.1%), obesity (15.6%), alcoholism (8.6%), age over 50 years (14%). Work-related cardiovascular risk factors were also collected. These were the practice of shift work (58.8%), exposure to noise (44%), sedentary behavior at the workstation (25%). The risk of developing cardiovascular disease in the next 10 years was high in 3.11% and very high in 0.78% of respondents.

Conclusion: This study highlights several cardiovascular risk factors, some of which are specific to the professional environment. The implementation of preventive measures is a necessity.