ABSTRACT
Objective
To identify the main risk factors for metabolic syndrome and its relationship with the perception of quality of life in Brazilian fishing colonies.
Methods
We included 77 participants aged > 18 years. Metabolic syndrome and quality of life were the main study outcomes. We considered a significance level < 0.05 and all procedures were approved by the ethics committee.
Results
Most participants are male, single, economic class D-E, working hours of 6 to 8 hours, length of service from 1 to 5 years, and dedicated exclusively to fishing.
Conclusion
Abdominal perimeter and blood pressures were the most frequent criteria and the greatest contribution to metabolic syndrome. Although quality of life had a higher score for the social relationship domain, in this study, the physical domain was the only one associated with another observation, in which we observed a significant correlation with systolic blood pressure.
Keywords:
Health Policy; Anthropometry; Public Health; Quality of Life; Vulnerable Populations