Is Having a Permanent Job a Predictor of Metabolic Syndrome?

Objective: Many non-occupational and occupational metabolic syndrome risk factors have been identified. In this study, we examined some occupational risk factors of metabolic syndrome.

Methods: 3537 employees of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, (1388 male and 2139 female) participated in this cross-sectional study. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome was measured using the International Diabetes Federation criteria, and then we evaluated the association between some job variables such as work–family conflict, shift working, occupational groups and employment status, and metabolic syndrome.

Result: According to the International Diabetes Federation criteria, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome among employees of Tehran University of Medical Sciences was 22.1%, which was 25.3% and 20.0% for men and women, respectively. In the regression model without the presence of metabolic syndrome component, age, occupational groups, and having a permanent job were predictors of metabolic syndrome. In the model with the presence of metabolic syndrome components, in addition to the metabolic syndrome components, gender and having a permanent job were observed as metabolic syndrome predictors. The study found no association between work–family conflict and metabolic syndrome.

Conclusion: Having a permanent job is introduced as an occupational predictor of metabolic syndrome.

Cite this article as: Pouragha H, Javadi Alamdari R, Pouryaghoub G, Saraei M, Mehrdad R. Is having a permanent job a predictor of metabolic syndrome? Endocrinol Res Pract. 2023;27(2):65-70.