ความซุกของกลุ่มอาการอ้วนลงพุง ในบุคลากรโรงพยาบาลชลประทาน จังหวัดนนทบุรี

Abstract

ABSTRACT

The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in personnel by the annual health check-up program. This study was a cross-sectional descriptive research. Data were collected from 1 October 2007 to 31 September 2008 at Royal Irrigation Hospital, Nonthaburi Province. The data were analyzed by frequency, percentage, means, Chi-Square test. The result revealed that total personnel who came to check-up were 719, found completed record forms were 474 (65.92%). The prevalence of metabolic syndrome was 15.2% (women 15.4%, men 14.1%). The study population were divided in two groups (nurse and other personnel). The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in other personnel group was 17.5% whereas in nurses group was 9.6%. These were significant differences (p < 0.05). These finding of this research showed the urgent need to provide the activities such as exercise program, dietary control and behavioral change to promotion and prevention the metabolic syndrome in personnel at Royal Irrigation Hospital.

Key words: Prevalence, Metabolic Syndrome, Personnel in hospital