Morbidity Profile of Sedentary Workers in a Food Packaging Industry in Goa: A Retrospective Record-Based Study

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dc.contributor.authorNadia, DCMen_US
dc.contributor.authorCacodcar, JA.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-18T11:08:17Z
dc.date.available2025-06-18T11:08:17Z
dc.date.issued2025-03
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: With the advent of mechanization and technological advancement, there is an increase in sedentary and light intensity nature of work in the food manufacturing industry. Objective: To describe the morbidity profile of sedentary workers and factors associated with it in a food packaging industry in Goa. Method: A retrospective record-based study was conducted for a period of 3 months on 523 workers from food packaging industry in North Goa who are registered with an Occupational Health Service. Morbid conditions such as common chronic diseases like Diabetes, Hypertension, Visual and auditory problems were studied. Continuous data with normal distribution were expressed as mean and standard deviation. Morbidity profile was depicted as frequency and percentage and association with appropriate statistical test. Results: Majority, i.e. 495 workers (94.6%) did not have any co-morbidity, 17 (3.3%) had hypertension, 7 (1.3%) had diabetes and 4 (0.8%) had both diabetes and hypertension. Age ?30 years (p=0.000), presence of comorbidities (p=0.011), near vision (p=0.000), total vision (p=0.031) and blood pressure (p=0.002) were significantly associated with being overweight or obese. A low positive correlation was observed between Body Mass Index and systolic blood pressure (r=0.232, p=0.000), diastolic blood pressure (r=0.166, p=0.000) and Random Blood Sugar Level (r=0.089, p=0.042). Conclusion: Workers from the food packaging industry suffer from diabetes, hypertension and overweight, which are known to progress with prolonged periods of reduced physical activity as seen at their workplace.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsPostgraduate Student, Department of Community Medicine, Goa Medical College, Bambolim, Goa, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsProfessor and HoD, Department of Community Medicine, Goa Medical College, Bambolim, Goa, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationNadia DCM, Cacodcar JA.. Morbidity Profile of Sedentary Workers in a Food Packaging Industry in Goa: A Retrospective Record-Based Study. Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine, Gujarat Chapter. 2025 Mar; 16(1): 29-34en_US
dc.identifier.issn2229-337X
dc.identifier.issn2320-1525
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/248294
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherDr.Viral R.Daveen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume16en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.51957/Healthline_691_2025en_US
dc.subjectFood packaging industryen_US
dc.subjectGoaen_US
dc.subjectMorbidityen_US
dc.subjectSedentary workersen_US
dc.titleMorbidity Profile of Sedentary Workers in a Food Packaging Industry in Goa: A Retrospective Record-Based Studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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