Mohamed Ali Kamal Batcha, Sathish Kumar Selvaraju, Govindarajan Perumal Kandasami, Mujibur Rahman Kamal Batcha, Nancy Sebastian
Department of Community Medicine, Vinayaka Mission's Medical College and Hospital, Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation - Deemed to be University (VMRF-DU), Karaikal, Puducherry, India.
Bioinformation. 2024 May 31;20(5):495-501. doi: 10.6026/973206300200495. eCollection 2024.
Bus drivers and conductors are facing various health hazards due to stressful working conditions. They are exposed to various occupational hazards which lead to deterioration of their health over a period of time. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the prevalence of diabetes and hypertension among bus drivers and conductors and to determine the factors associated with diabetes and hypertension. This cross-sectional study was done among 293 bus drivers and 157 conductors during March 2018 to December 2018 and the data was collected using a semi structured questionnaire after obtaining informed consent. Each individual was investigated for Blood sugar and Blood Pressure. Out of 450 study participants, about 6.9% were diabetic and 50.2% were hypertensive. Transport workers with single marital status, those who belong to rural areas and drivers were significant predictors for diabetes. Overweight was significantly associated with the Diabetes in negative direction. Marital status, years of experience and anxiety were significantly associated with hypertension. Hemoglobin level, total cholesterol level and blood urea level also emerged as predictors for Hypertension. Non-communicable diseases like diabetes and hypertension have surpassed the communicable diseases in affecting the health of people with distinct occupations like bus drivers and conductors.
由于工作条件压力大，公交车司机和售票员面临着各种健康风险。他们暴露于各种职业危害中，随着时间的推移，这些危害会导致他们的健康状况恶化。因此，评估公交车司机和售票员中糖尿病和高血压的患病率，并确定与糖尿病和高血压相关的因素，是很有意义的。这项横断面研究于2018年3月至2018年12月期间在293名公交车司机和157名售票员中进行，在获得知情同意后，使用半结构化问卷收集数据。对每个人进行血糖和血压检测。在450名研究参与者中，约6.9%患有糖尿病，50.2%患有高血压。单身婚姻状况的运输工人、来自农村地区的人和司机是糖尿病的重要预测因素。超重与糖尿病呈显著负相关。婚姻状况、工作年限和焦虑与高血压显著相关。血红蛋白水平、总胆固醇水平和血尿素水平也成为高血压的预测因素。糖尿病和高血压等非传染性疾病在影响公交车司机和售票员等特定职业人群的健康方面已经超过了传染性疾病。
