Groups of diseases among public university male workers

Aims: To describe the main groups of diseases in male workers treated at an outpatient clinic of a public university. Methods: Descriptive and retrospective study with data collected from records of medical examinations carried out at the outpatient clinic of the Division of Community Healthcare of Universidade Estadual de Londrina, in the state of Paraná, Brazil, in 2009. The medical diagnoses were grouped and categorized according to the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (CID-10). A systematic sampling method, with a 95% confidence interval and a margin of error of 5%, was used. The results were expressed as absolute numbers and frequencies. Results: There was a predominance of men aged over 50 years, and those working as operations assistants accounted for 67% of the sample. Duration of employment was over 11 years in most cases. The most frequent groups of diseases were those which affected the respiratory tract (66 cases or 17.98%), the circulatory system (58 cases or 15.80%), musculoskeletal and connective tissues (51 cases or 13.90%), the genitourinary tract (45 cases or 12.26%), including also mental and behavioral disorders (40 cases or 10.90%). Conclusions: Most of the diseases that affected the men in this study are preventable. The results herein contribute towards the planning of health promotion and prevention actions, especially targeted at male workers