Risk assessment of cardiovascular diseases among bank employees — a biochemical approach

Abstract

In different epidemiological studies, an association between sedentary life style and incidence of cardiovascular diseases has been demonstrated. This study was carried out among 50 sedentary bank employees working at different nationalized banks within Calcutta City, India and 50 individuals with non-sedentary jobs matched for age group and sex for the control group. Body mass index (BMI), blood pressure (BP), plasma level of glucose, total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein (LDL), very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) and triglycerides (Tgs) were found to be significantly higher whereas high density lipoprotein (HDL) and reduced glutathione were found to be significantly lower among the bank employees as compared with the control subjects. Further, significant alteration in the activity of different enzymes (e.g., glutathione reductase, glutathione S-transferase, glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase, catalase and superoxide dismutase) involved in glutathione-mediated antioxidant scavenging systems and increases in lipid peroxidation were also observed in the bank employees. From the study, it appears that the relative risk for cardiovascular disease is increased among bank employees due to the sedentary nature of their jobs.

Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Tile and Ceramic Workers in Yazd, Iran

“…Other risk factors such as increased LDL and cholesterol were also different in this study from other studies on different jobs [24, 26, 27, 29, 31]. …”

“…Frequency of abnormal FBS in this study was lower than those of Yazd urban population [24], Tehran general population [29], Polish managers [26], and Indian bankers [27]. This difference can also be explained by lower age and higher activity of our samples, although this measure was higher than that of HCWs in Nkombua study [30].…”

“…In other studies also overweight and obesity were CVD risk factors [26, 27], but in a study among health care workers in Singapore BMI was not an important risk factor [28]. …”

“…This measure in tile workers was lower than those of Isfahan electricity company (16%) [25], and bus drivers in Brazil (35%) [9], and health care workers of Taiwan (29%) [15]. This low frequency of hypertension in this occupational group can be explained by their younger age compared to that of Yazd adult population, and their lower job stress compared to those of HCWs, bank workers, and managers [26, 27]. …”

Selected spices and their combination modulate hypercholesterolemia-induced oxidative stress in experimental rats

“…Antioxidants are therefore crucial to the body’s multilevel defense against free radicals. Lines of defense include enzymes (glutathione reductase, glutathione peroxidase, catalase, superoxide dismutase), vitamins (C, E and carotenoids), polyphenolics and other bioactive compounds, [13–15]. …”