Relationship between selected metabolic risk factors and waist-to-height ratio among employees in Vhembe District Municipality of Limpopo Province, South Africa
Date
2018Author
Muluvhu, Takalani Clearance
Monyeki, Makama Andries
Strydom, Gert Lukas
Toriola, Abel Lamina
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Background and Objective:
Relationship between metabolic risk factors and waist-to-heigh
t (WHtR) in population studies are well known.
The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship betwee
n selected metabolic risk factors and waist-to-height ratio among
employees in Vhembe District Municipality of Limpopo Province,
South Africa.
Materials and Methods:
Using a cross-sectional design,
the following anthropometric and metabolic variables were asses
sed in 535 (Men = 249,Women =
286) local government employees
(aged 24-65 years) of the Vhembe district, Limpopo province based on standardized protocols: Body Mass Index (BMI),waist-to-height
ratio (WHtR), cholesterol (mmol L
G
1
, TC) and fasting blood glucose (mmol L
G
1
, FG). Data were analyzed using SPSS statistics version 21.
Results:
Majority (84.6%, males: 85.1%, females: 3.5%) of the participa
nts were ground maintenance workers. The participants (65.2%)
were classified as overweight (21.3%) and obese (43.9), females (20.6-60.5%) being more overweight and obese as compared to males
(22-25%). Twenty-five percent of the total participants had an
elevated level of fasting glucose, females (3.8%) being more af
fected than
males (3.2%). Fasting glucose was positively associated with th
e BMI, Waist circumference (WC) and WHtR, especially in the gro
unds
maintenance workers.
Conclusion:
Female employees were more overweight and obese than their mal
e counterparts. Furthermore,
fasting glucose was high among the employees, with female being more affected than the males. Municipality managers had high levels
of total cholesterol as compared to the ground maintenance work
ers. It was evident that fatness was positively associated with
elevated
fasting glucose. From a public health perspective, the current
results indicate the need for urgent strategic health promotion
intervention
among the employees in the Vhembe Local Municipality
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http://hdl.handle.net/10394/26145http://doi.org/10.3923/ajsr.2018.42.50
http://scialert.net/qredirect.php?doi=ajsr.2018.42.50&linkid=pdf
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