Risk factors for cardiovascular diseases and health level in nuclear industry workers

This preventive study comprised employees involved in production work of the Siberian Group of Chemical Enterprises (SGCE). The study demonstrated the high rates of the following risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) as prenosological criteria for pathology of cardiovascular system (CVS): overweight, hypodynamia, dyslipidemia, arterial hypertension, low adaptation potential, and low integrated index of somatic health. Data showed that the integral indexes characterizing CVS state and somatic health were closely associated with the hemodynamic (systolic and diastolic arterial pressure) and the somatometric (body mass index) parameters as well as with SCORE index representing 10-year CVD mortality risk. Leucocyte indices characterizing a degree of endogenous intoxication caused, in part, by adverse environmental factors, were associated with several hemodynamic and somatometric parameters as well as with the indicators of prenosological health. Obtained results provided a background for recommendation to incorporate the parameters aimed at early detection of health deterioration into the program of periodic health examinations. Our data allowed for an identification of the priority directions in developing the preventive measures for nuclear industry personnel.