Jose Nobrega-de-Franca, Vega García López, Susana Álvarez Erviti, Belén Asenjo-Redín
OBJECTIVE: To determine the risk of cardiovascular events in workers of the Servicio Navarro de Salud-Osasunbidea (SNS_O) using the SCORE2 scale and to assess the prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors (CVRF).
DESIGN: Retrospective observational study based on occupational medical examinations from 2019 to 2023.
SETTING: Occupational Risk Prevention Service of the Servicio Navarro de Salud_Osasunbidea (SNS_O).
PARTICIPANTS: SNS-O workers (management and service staff, health graduates, health licentiates, and health technicians).
MEASUREMENTS: Estimation of Cardiovascular Risk (CVR) using SCORE2 and prevalence of CVRF.
RESULTS: Of the 5801 workers studied, the calculated probability of suffering a vascular event in 10 years was 1.3%. Age recoded in decades from 40 to 70 and grouped BMI (normal weight vs overweight-obesity) were the variables with the greatest explanatory effect on the risk of cardiovascular events. Regarding CVRF, 31.2% presented hypertension, 38.2% smoking, 41.1% overweight/obesity, 52.7% consumed alcohol sporadically, and 5% presented daytime sleepiness. Statistically significant differences by sex, except for smoking and sleepiness.
CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of CVRF in SNS-O personnel was high and similar to that of the general adult population. This is related to the high CVD risk range, especially in male workers over 50 years of age and with high BMI.
