Prevalence of elevated blood pressure among locomotive workers according to the long-term assessment of pre-trip health screening-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Prevalence of elevated blood pressure among locomotive workers according to the long-term assessment of pre-trip health screening

Published:2022-06-04 Issue:5 Volume:21 Page:3189
ISSN:2619-0125
Container-title:Cardiovascular Therapy and Prevention
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Short-container-title:Cardiovasc Ther Prev

Author:

Zhidkova E. A.¹^ORCID,Shlipakov S. V.²^ORCID,Gutor E. M.³^ORCID,Gurevich M. V.⁴^ORCID,Pankova V. B.⁵^ORCID,Vilk M. F.⁵^ORCID,Gurevich K. G.⁶^ORCID,Drapkina O. M.⁷^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Central Healthcare Directorate — branch of the Russian Railways; A.I. Evdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry

2. JSC NPP System Technologies

3. Central Healthcare Directorate — branch of the Russian Railways

4. Ambulatory clinic Central Clinical Hospital RZD-Medicine

5. All-Russian Research Institute of Railway Hygiene

6. A.I. Evdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry; Research Institute for Healthcare and Medical Management

7. National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine

Abstract

Hypertension is considered as one of the leading cardiovascular diseases in transport workers.Aim. In the context of epidemiological prospective study, to assess the prevalence of elevated blood pressure (BP) detected at pre-trip health screening (PTHS).Material and methods. We analyzed records of the database of PTHS automatic system for 15 years (2006-2020) to reveal elevated systolic (140 mm Hg) and/or diastolic (90 mm Hg) BP.Results. For 15 years, the detection rate of systolic BP >140 mm Hg has decreased by 4 times. For diastolic BP, the detection rate of values >90 mm Hg decreased by 8 times. The detection rate of non-normal systolic BP among railway staff correlates with the detection rate of non-normal diastolic BP (r=0,92; p<0,05) on different railways. Over the 15-year period, the number of suspensions from the trip due to PTHS has decreased by 2 times, while the number of suspensions due to hypertension decreased by 2,5 times.Conclusion. The conducted study may indicate the effectiveness of primary and secondary prevention of hypertension among Russian Railways staff.

Publisher

Silicea - Poligraf, LLC

Subject

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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