Department of Occupational Disease, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
Afr Health Sci. 2020 Dec;20(4):1725-1733. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v20i4.24.
Hypertension is a serious disease with increasing worldwide prevalence, leading to life-threatening complications.
This cross-sectional study was carried out in a university hospital. The Occupational Health and Safety Unit data concerning the health examinations of employees were used to determine the prevalence of hypertension in a university hospital and to define the relationship between hypertension and sociodemographic and occupational parameters. Logistic regression analyses were performed for the variables having a significant association with high blood pressure.
The data generated during the periodic examination of 3,480 (92%) of all employees (3,780) were analyzed. The prevalence of hypertension was 14.8%. The prevalence of hypertension was found to be 13.5%, 13.9%, and 23.7% among physicians, non-physician healthcare personnel and officers respectively. The logistic regression model revealed a statistically significant correlation between hypertension and male gender, age and BMI.
The prevalence of hypertension was highest among staff members. Special programs would facilitate the diagnosis, control, and prevention of high blood pressure among the high-risk groups, especially men, the elderly and the obese hospital employees.
高血压是一种严重的疾病,在全球范围内的患病率不断增加,可能导致危及生命的并发症。
本横断面研究在一所大学医院进行。利用职业健康与安全部门关于员工体检的数据,确定了一所大学医院高血压的患病率,并确定了高血压与社会人口学和职业参数之间的关系。对与高血压有显著关联的变量进行逻辑回归分析。
分析了在所有员工(3780 人)的定期体检中产生的 3480 份(92%)数据。高血压的患病率为 14.8%。医生、非医师医疗保健人员和管理人员的高血压患病率分别为 13.5%、13.9%和 23.7%。逻辑回归模型显示,高血压与男性、年龄和 BMI 之间存在统计学显著相关性。
高血压在员工中的患病率最高。特别方案将有助于诊断、控制和预防高危人群(尤其是男性、老年人和肥胖的医院员工)的高血压。