15 March 2025 : Clinical Research
Evaluating Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Healthcare Professionals in Iran
Maryam Moshkani Farahani ADE 1, Seyyed Mohammad Saeed Ghiasi BE 1, Maziar Karamali DE 2, Reza Golchin Vafa ABCE 3*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.947409
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e947409
Table 1 Baseline demographic data of the participants.
| Participants (n=222) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Age (mean±SD) | 46.5±8.08 | |
| Sex, n (%) | Male | 162 (73) |
| Female | 60 (27) | |
| Average work experience (years, mean±SD) | 18.91±7.19 | |
| SBP (mean±SD) | 123.02±12.27 | |
| DBP (mean±SD) | 78.14±9.43 | |
| HTN, n (%) | Prior HTN | 11 (4.9) |
| Elevated BP | 31 (13.9) | |
| New grade 1 | 24 (10.8) | |
| New grade 2 | 1 (0.4) | |
| Dyslipidemia, n (%) | Prior | 1 (0.4) |
| New abnormal HDL | 127 (57.2) | |
| New abnormal LDL | 37 (16.6) | |
| New abnormal TG | 14 (6.3) | |
| New abnormal TC | 1 (0.4) | |
| DM, n (%) | Prior DM | 9 (4) |
| Prediabetes | 27 (12.1) | |
| New DM | 7 (3.1) | |
| Smoking, n (%) | Current smoker | 21 (9.4) |
| Family history of CVD, n (%) | Positive | 7 (3.1) |
| BMI (n, %) | Underweight | 2 (0.9) |
| Normal | 56 (25.2) | |
| Overweight | 6108 (48.6) | |
| Obese | 54 (24.3) | |
| FBS (mean±SD) | ||
| TG (mean±SD) | 131.82±56.78 | |
| TC (mean±SD) | 151.07±35.31 | |
| LDL-C (mean±SD) | 98.59±30.26 | |
| HDL-C (mean±SD) | 41.08±9.72 | |
| SBP – systolic blood pressure; DBP – diastolic blood pressure; HTN – hypertension; DM – diabetes mellitus; CVD – cardiovascular disease; BMI – body mass index; FBS – fasting blood sugar; TG – triglycerides; TC – total cholesterol; LDL-C – low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C – high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. | ||