Prevalence and predictors of diabetes and cardiometabolic risk among construction workers in Ireland: the Construction Workers Health Trust screening study.
Authors
Thabit, HoodBurns, Nicole
Shah, Shabahat
Brema, Imad
Crowley, Vivion
Finnegan, Fran
Daly, Brian
Nolan, John J
Affiliation
Metabolic Research Unit, St James Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. ht312@medschl.cam.ac.ukIssue Date
2013-07Keywords
DIABETES MELLITUSSCREENING
MeSH
AdolescentAdult
Blood Glucose
Cardiovascular Diseases
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Fasting
Humans
Ireland
Male
Metabolic Syndrome X
Middle Aged
Motor Activity
Obesity
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Triglycerides
Waist Circumference
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Thabit H et al. Prevalence and predictors of diabetes and cardiometabolic risk among construction workers in Ireland: the Construction Workers Health Trust screening study. Diab Vasc Dis Res. 2013, 10 (4):337-45Journal
Diabetes & vascular disease research : official journal of the International Society of Diabetes and Vascular DiseaseDOI
10.1177/1479164113479808PubMed ID
23624762Additional Links
http://dvr.sagepub.com/content/10/4/337.longAbstract
Construction workers (CW) are at increased risk for a range of chronic diseases. We screened 983 CW for diabetes and cardiometabolic risk. The age range was 18-64 years, with mean age of 36.3 years. Self-reported questionnaires, Finnish diabetes risk score and fasting blood tests were collected at the workplace. The unadjusted prevalence of pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus were 3.6% and 1.2%, respectively; 21% of CW had the metabolic syndrome (MetS). The majority were either overweight (48.3%) or obese (21.8%). In a regression model, age remained the strongest predictor of fasting glucose (p < 0.001). Pre-diabetes and diabetes mellitus were significantly associated with presence of the MetS [odds ratio (OR) 5.6; 95% confidence interval (CI): 2.8-11.5, p < 0.001 and OR 5.5; 95% CI: 1.6-18.7, p = 0.006, respectively]. Subjects engaged in greater physical activity outside of work had lower body mass index (26.9 vs. 28.8 kg/m(2), p = 0.03), waist circumference (95.8 vs. 98.1 cm, p = 0.03) and fasting serum triglycerides (1.1 vs. 1.4 mmol/L, p = 0.03) compared to those who were sedentary. Despite their youth and a physically demanding occupation, CW are at risk of cardiometabolic diseases. This risk increases with age and the MetS. Screening tools may be useful to identify those who are at risk.Item Type
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1752-8984ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1177/1479164113479808
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