Longitudinal Study Of The Lipid Panel Of Hospital Healthcare Workers In A 10-Year Period

Abstract

Introduction: Dyslipidemia is an important risk factor to the development of cardiovascular diseases, the main mortality cause in Portugal. Evaluation and intervention in blood cholesterol levels (such as total cholesterol, LDL - Low Density Lipoprotein and HDL - High Density Lipoprotein) is an effective primary prevention strategy.
Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the lipid panel of healthcare workers from a Hospital Centre in the interval between 2011 till 2021.
Methods: Retrospective longitudinal observational study evaluating the total cholesterol, LDL and HDL levels from the Hospital Centre’s workers in 2011 and in 2021. Data was collected from the Occupational Medicine health consultations and the blood tests performed by the healthcare workers in the studied Hospital Centre. The aim is to evaluate the relation between the Department, educational background, professional group, tobacco use, gender and age of the workers and their lipid panel.
Results: There were selected 732 workers to this study. It was observed that LDL and HDL increased from 2011 to 2021. LDL (2011) was higher in male workers and HDL (2011 and 2021) was higher in female workers. Total cholesterol and LDL (2011 and 2021) was lower in [20;29] years that [40;49] and [50;59] years old. Total cholesterol and LDL (2021) of workers with 7th-9th grade are higher than workers with Master’s degree. HDL (2021) of workers in the Medical department was higher than in the Administrative department.
Discussion/Conclusions: In this sample there were observed already known associations and there were hypothesised other correlations which can lead to more studies in similar populations.