Risk factors for the development of coronary artery disease in civil construction professionals

DOI: 10.15343/0104-7809.20174102154162

Abstract

In In order to estimate the severity of cardiovascular disease, so-called risk scores for the analysis and identification of risk factors have been created and improved considerably by studies each year. Cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of mortality and disability in Brazil. The Framingham study (1948) to date is responsible for most of the risk markers for the development of heart diseases, and their score was chosen for this research. Workers’ health is a milestone in the conquest of Brazilian workers, and civil construction is responsible for a relatively large portion of the jobs of the lower purchasing power sectors, carrying out heavy activities that demand greater energy expenditure and, theoretically, higher risk markers of developing cardiovascular diseases, and studies with this working class are rare. Considering the facts reported, this research aimed to identify the risk factors for the development of coronary artery diseases in construction workers, in the city of Manaus - Amazonas / Brazil, in order to know the epidemiological profile of the class and to contribute positively to the prevention of the same. The study was carried out in January of the year 2016 over five days, the participants were divided between the construction site and the administrative sector of the participating company, totaling 50 workers. A majority were males and were classified according to the low risk score, but the risk scores were not satisfactory in the prediction of cardiovascular events, and may evolve to the onset of the disease in some years.