OG&E workers in Sapulpa found out Monday morning their cholesterol and blood pressure levels are, for the most part, well within acceptable medical standards thanks to a screening conducted by Health Careers Certifications students at Central Technology Center in Sapulpa .

At the request of OG&E officials, adult HCC students Lacie McGehee, Debbie Ashing and Heather Barton and instructor Margaret Sutton met the OG&E employees as they arrived for work Monday morning and examined each for blood pressure and cholesterol levels. “Most of them were well within acceptable standards with only a few requiring a consultation for further examination by their physician,” said Sutton.

The screening was offered by OG&E to about fifty Sapulpa employees during a monthly safety meeting. There, participants were told that their blood pressure levels should normally be below 140 systolic pressure and 90 diastolic pressure. As to cholesterol, test readings over 200 are cause for concern and possible medical attention. The cholesterol is found naturally in the blood stream and body cells in the form of a soft waxy fatty substance that cannot be dissolved in the blood. Several of the employees tested indicated that they were already on medication prescribed by their physician for the treatment of cholesterol buildups in their bodies.