Determination of different scales of cardiovascular risk in 1.979 spanish informatics workers

Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in almost all countries of the world. The aim of this study was to determine the level of cardiovascular risk in the group of computer workers. Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out in 1979 computer scientists (1684 men and 295 women) in which different scales related to cardiovascular risk were assessed: overweight and obesity, body fat estimation, cardiometabolic indicators, atherogenic indices, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease risk scales and cardiovascular risk scales. Results: Among the computer scientists, a high prevalence of smoking was found (30.8% in men and 33.2% in women), a prevalence of obesity determined by BMI of 14.6% in women and 19.2% in men. The prevalence of hypertension was much higher in men (27.6%) than in women (6.8%). Metabolic syndrome with IDF criteria was present in 3.4% of women and 12.9% of men. Hypertension was observed in 27.6% of men and 6.8% of women. Finally, 10.3% of men had moderate or high risk levels according to the REGICOR model, while the percentage in women was 4.7%. Conclusions: The level of cardiovascular risk found in IT workers can be considered high for a population with an average age of 37 years and especially in men.