Results of a survey of cardiovascular risk factor prevalence amongst health care workers. The Executive Committee of SHARP--(Scottish Heart and Arterial Risk Prevention)

S R McEwan; N G Dewhurst; F Daly; C D Forbes; J J Belch

doi:10.1177/003693300004500308

Results of a survey of cardiovascular risk factor prevalence amongst health care workers. The Executive Committee of SHARP--(Scottish Heart and Arterial Risk Prevention)

S R McEwan, N G Dewhurst, F Daly, C D Forbes, J J Belch

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Abstract

Summary analyses of screening data were used to ascertain the cardiovascular risk profile in a sample of health care workers in Scotland. A sample of NHS staff (298 women and 78 men) were screened during visits to Perth Royal Infirmary (PRI) in 1996 and 1997. Comparisons were made within subsets and with previous screening studies. Health care workers have been a neglected component of the workforce for receiving education about risk factors. The high prevalence of smokers found in this sample should be a cause for concern.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	84-5
Number of pages	2
Journal	Scottish Medical Journal
Volume	45
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/003693300004500308
Publication status	Published - Jun 2000

Keywords

Adult
Alcohol Drinking/epidemiology
Blood Glucose/analysis
Body Mass Index
Cardiovascular Diseases/epidemiology
Cholesterol/blood
Female
Health Personnel
Health Surveys
Humans
Male
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Scotland/epidemiology
Smoking/epidemiology

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Results of a survey of cardiovascular risk factor prevalence amongst health care workers. The Executive Committee of SHARP--(Scottish Heart and Arterial Risk Prevention)

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