Table 7.
Comparison of cardiovascular risk factors in published studies of office workers and civil servants.
| n | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiovascular Risk Factors | |||||||
| Source | Own Results | Lohsoon-thorn et al. [44] | Suh et al. [22] | Matsuura et al. [33] | Nakanishi et al. [34] | Hartung et al. [39] | Mirmoham-madi et al. [35] |
| Study Cohort | Office Workers Germany | Office Workers Thailand | Office Workers Korea | Civil Servants Japan | Office Workers Japan | Office Workers Germany | Office Workers Iran |
| Study cohort | 46 | 531 | 15109 | 2335 | 5275 | 48 | 90 |
| Age (Years) | 45.8 ± 10.0 | 42 ± 9.0 | 41.3 ± 5.9 | 46.4 ± 10.7 | 43.5 ± 9.8 | 30 up to 45 | 47.5 ± 5.1 |
| Weight (kg) | 87.1 ± 13.4 | 79.8 ± 14.3 | |||||
| BMI (kg/m²) | 26.4 ± 4.1 | 24.5 ± 3.4 | 23.8 ± 2.6 | 23.9 ± 3.2 | 23.4 ± 2.8 | 25.3 | 27.5 ± 4.1 |
| Abdominal waist (cm) | 97.3 ± 11.7 | 84.2 ± 9.0 | 93.6 ± 9.7 | ||||
| Number of smokers (%) | 10.9 | 39.5 | 43.7 | 16.7 | |||
| RRsRest (mmHg) | 129.1 ± 11.7 | 123.4 ± 14.7 | 112.8 ± 12.8 | 124.0 ± 16.0 | 127.2 ± 14.9 | 125.2 ± 13.7 | |
| RRdRest (mmHg) | 86.6 ± 8.7 | 80.8 ± 10.4 | 75.7 ± 8.6 | 77.0 ± 11.0 | 77.3 ± 11.9 | 81.3 ± 8.2 | |
| Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 206.6 ± 29.9 | 192 ± 32 | 197 | 193.4 ± 44.6 | |||
| HDL (mg/dL) | 55.8 ± 14.8 | 51.7 ± 12.7 | 50.7 ± 9.9 | 57.9 ± 14.1 | 56 ± 13 | 46 | 53.3 ± 9.5 |
| LDL (mg/dL) | 118.6 ± 23.6 | 122.6 ± 29.7 | 135 | ||||
| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 162.1 ± 91.4 | 152.2 ± 112.3 | 127.1 ± 65.9 | 107.0 | 108.8 ± 85.1 | 87.7 | 169.1 ± 72.9 |
| HbA1c (%) | 5.4 ± 0.6 | 5.2 | |||||
| CRP (mg/dL) | 0.27 ± 0.63 | 2.3 | |||||
| Lipoprotein a > 30 mg/dL (%) | 36.4 | 20.8 | |||||