A Cross Sectional Observational Study , to Explore the Presence of Cardio Vascular Risk Factors For Heart Diseases Along With Exploration Of Metabolic Syndrome in Police Personnel of An Eastern District in India”
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 11
Abstract
Introduction- India being a vast democracy needs police force to maintain its democracy with minimum of crime and violence. The police force in India caters to the needs of its citizens by its personnel including various ranked officers, inspectors, and subordinates etc. Police personnel need to face situations which demand extremes in terms of emotions, physical stress, mental stress and other stresses due to shortage of staff , poor infrastructure and other associated factors. Of late studies across the globe have started to document the ill effects of these factors in terms of their cardiac health and mental health . Studies in India are few and mostly confined to southern parts of the country . This study is an endeavor to document the evidence about health indicators discussed in context of the eastern parts of the country . Methods A cross sectional observational study based in hospital setup done with permission from the district police administration. Data collected using Lab measurements and analyzed using SPSS version 22 . Results Most of the police personnel were working for more than 8 hours in 24 hours (69.85%) , 43% of the respondents agreed with the presence of occupational stress , 39% of the personnel were having a BMI greater than 25 , 21% were having a Systolic Pressure >130 mm of Hg , 25% of the respondents had Metabolic Syndrome present .Conclusion The study despite its small number of respondents found police personnel in need of ways to manage their work load , employ rehabilitation preogramme for their stress management , and routine checkup of vitals including varoious metabolic indicators so that they can take proactive action before any major illness in form of Stroke, Diabetes, Congestive heart failure or MI etc happens
Authors and Affiliations
Dr Neeraj Kumar, Dr Rishabh Kumar Rana, Dr Hemkant Jha, Dr Prof Ajit Kumar Chaudhary, Dr Prof Ashok Kumar Gupta, Dr Prof Chittaranjan Roy
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