Psycho-social and Labor conditions generating stress and their association with the metabolic syndrome, on an offshore oil rig workers

Introduction
The oil wells are drilled 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, on 12 hours work shift and the workers must be considerable experienced, skilled and energized. Continuously they are exposed to noise, vibrations, slips, oil based mud, smoke, dust and work schedules every 14 days, isolation, few activities of distraction and relaxation. In addition the potential risk of a well blow out, fire, explosion, hydrosulfide and flammable gas, hurricanes and abandon the rig are present.

Methods
Analysis of prevalence.
56 oil workers were studied without taking consideration on any especial characteristic. Psycho-social conditions were evaluated thru JCQ quiz and ISTAS21 (CoPsoQ). The levels of glucose and lipids in blood were moderate, arterial pressure average and the index of corporal mass (IMC). Descriptive statistical was use, by means of the frequencies determination and percentage, and analysis of correlation between the variables. The objective, analyze the association between the unfavorable psycho-social conditions and the prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome.

Results
All the studied psycho-social conditions were unfavorable in different degrees, being significant: the labor insecurity, use of abilities, labor tension, lacking of recognition and harassment. 78% of the workers are Obese, 63% Hipertrigliceridemicos, 48% hipercolesterolemicos, 4% hypertensive, and only 3% hiperglucemicos. 25% of the workers were diagnosed with Metabolic Syndrome.

Discussion
The majority of the workers indicated labor insecurity. Nevertheless those that presented displayed alterations in the components of the metabolic syndrome were more underprivileged in almost all the studied labor conditions. It was observed that the psycho-social conditions in the oil rigs, favor to the development of overweight and obesity, as well as to the alterations blood of lipids. We conclude that there is a negative association, between the psycho-social conditions of these workers with the prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome components.