Affiliations: [a] Health Sciences Postgraduate Program, School of Medicine, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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Department of Life Sciences, State University of Bahia (UNEB), Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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Federal Institute of Education of Bahia (IFBA), Simões Filho, Bahia, Brazil
| [d] Transcend Clinic (TC), Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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Address for correspondence: Magno Conceição das Merces, Departamento de Ciências da Vida (DCV) –Universidade do Estado da Bahia (UNEB) - Rua Silveira Martins, 2555, Cabula –Salvador-BA. CEP: 41.150-000. Tel.: +55 71 3118 2290; Fax: +55 71 3118 2290; E-mail: mmerces@uneb.br.
Abstract: BACKGROUND:Cross-sectional studies point out important evidence between anxiety and dyslipdemic disorders in health workers. OBJECTIVE:Our main objective was to estimate the association between anxiety and dyslipidemia in Primary Health Care (PHC) nursing professionals in Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil. METHODS:A confirmatory cross-sectional study involving 376 PHC nursing professionals. Data collection occurred through the application of a questionnaire containing sociodemographic, labor and lifestyle issues, and the Beck Inventory for anxiety; to evaluate the lipid profile, the HDL-c, LDL-c, and triglycerides markers were evaluated. Descriptive, bivariate analysis and Logistic Regression were performed. RESULTS:The estimated prevalence of moderate/severe anxiety corresponded to 26.1% and dyslipidemia was 54.8%, with a statistically significant association between both of variables stratified by physical activity (PR = 2.69; 95% CI = 1.87–3.85) and (PR = 1.87; 95% CI = 1.53–2.28). CONCLUSIONS:There is a positive association between anxiety and dyslipidemia in Primary Health Care nursing professionals.
Keywords: Anxiety, dyslipidemia, primary health care, epidemiology, mental health
