The objective of this study is to search for the occurrence of overweight associated to undesirable lipid profile and central obesity on 1,066 workers attending a nutrition and health surveillance clinic in the Workers' Health Study Center in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The study was carried out from 1995 to 2000 on subgroups of workers that have fulfilled the criteria of having a minimum set of biochemical and anthropometric data. Data analysis was performed to measure Frequency with Confidence Intervals, Proportion Ratio and Proportion Test. The results have shown that the frequency of hypertension, triglycerides and levels of low HDL-Cholesterol were high among men. Women presented higher frequency of belly circumference, RCQ and Castelli index above the risk limit. Statistical analysis using prevalence ratio demonstrated a significant association of overweight with high serum lipids, belly circumference and the belly to hips ratio (RCQ). Overweight did not show significant difference between men and women, in this study.
overweight; risk factors; workers' health
