Tiwai R R, Pathak M C, Zodpey S P, Babar V Y
Indira Gandhi Medical College, Nagpur.
Indian J Public Health. 2003 Jan-Mar;47(1):34-6.
The present cross sectional study on prevalence of hypertension was carried out among 514 cotton textile workers of Shri Bapurao Deshmukh Sut Gimi, Wardha. Using standard guidelines for measuring blood pressure and standard criteria for diagnosis of hypertension, 20.2% of the subjects were found to have raised systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure. The prevalence of hypertension was significantly higher among persons aged 35 years or more, in the present occupation for 10 years or more and those working in more noisy department.
本横断面研究在瓦尔达市Shri Bapurao Deshmukh Sut Gimi的514名棉纺织工人中开展，旨在了解高血压患病率。采用血压测量标准指南和高血压诊断标准，发现20.2%的受试者收缩压和/或舒张压升高。年龄在35岁及以上、从事当前职业10年及以上以及在噪音较大部门工作的人群中，高血压患病率显著更高。
