@article{Awunor_Isah_2020, title={Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Factory Workers in the Beverage Industries in Edo State, Nigeria}, volume={3}, url={https://www.ajtmbr.org.ng/index.php/home/article/view/48}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Introduction: </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">This study sought to determine the prevalence of hypertension, diabetes  mellitus, obesity and other cardiovascular risk factors among factory workers in beverage  industries in Edo State, Southern Nigeria.  </span></p> <p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">An analytical cross sectional study was carried out among 349  respondents (201 respondents in the bottling Industry and 148 respondents in the brewing  Industry), using researcher-administered questionnaires, observational checklist and an in depth interview guide. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 16.0 and STATCALC with results  presented in tabular form. </span></p> <p><strong>Results: </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">Majority of the respondents fell within the age range 25-34 years. The mean ages of respondents for respective industries were; bottling 30.2 (±7.9) and brewing 39.8 (±12.2) years.  Majority of respondents were male (92.8%). This survey reported a prevalence of hypertension  as 98 (28.1%), diabetes mellitus 5 (1.4%) and obesity 29 (8.3%). One hundred and seventy one  (49%) respondents regularly took alcohol, 5.4% of respondents smoked cigarettes while 56.2%  were involved in regular exercise. Pre-employment medical examination was reported by 53.0%  of respondents. Recreational facilities were absent in both industries. </span></p> <p><strong>Conclusion: </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">This study has highlighted the prevalence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus and  obesity in the beverage industries in Edo State, Nigeria; and the need to implement NCD  control strategies in the beverage industry. </span></p>}, number={1}, journal={African Journal of Tropical Medicine and Biomedical Research}, author={Awunor , NS and Isah , EC}, year={2020}, month={Nov.}, pages={28–33} }