Prevalence of behavioral risk factors for circulatory system diseases among bearing production workers

Correction of behavioral risk factors (BRFs) as the basic basis of systems for the prevention of chronic non-communicable diseases for various population groups is one of the urgent tasks in the field of public health. Aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of BRFs for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) among bearing production workers for the subsequent development of preventive measures. Material and methods. A sociological study of behavioral lifestyle factors contributing to the development of CVD (smoking, alcohol consumption, unhealthy diet, low physical activity, irresponsible medical behavior) was carried out in a group of bearing production workers (n = 382), taking into account gender and age differences. Results and discussion. The prevalence of smoking was 39.7 %, with a higher proportion of men smoking than women (42.8 and 22.9 %, respectively, p < 0.001). Alcohol (in moderate quantities) is consumed by 71.5 % of respondents, statistically significantly more often (p < 0.001) by men (75.8 %) than women (58.7 %). The prevalence of physical inactivity was 10.64 % and was more pronounced (p = 0.011) among women compared to men (15.0 and 7.4 %, respectively) and among young people (18–39 years old) compared to middle-aged people (40–65 years old) (p = 0.005). The majority of study participants (82.2 %) do not adhere to healthy eating rules (52.4 % men, 35.8 % women). Insufficient consumption of vegetables and fruits was found (in 30.0 and 34.0 %, respectively), fish (in 80 %), olive oil (in 100 % of those surveyed). 90 % consume excess salt. Low preventive medical activity of workers was revealed, manifested in an unreasonably high assessment of their own health, refusal to see a doctor for therapeutic purposes, self-medication, and neglect of preventive medical examinations. Conclusions. The results of the study indicate the priority of the population direction of preventive measures aimed at correcting the behavioral risk factors of CSD in the working population and increasing motivation for a healthy lifestyle and health-saving behavior.