Hypertension among cotton textile workers.
Indian J Public Health
;
2003 Jan-Mar; 47(1): 34-6
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-109076
ABSTRACT
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.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Socioeconomic Factors
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Textile Industry
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Humans
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Male
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Prevalence
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Occupational Exposure
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Age Distribution
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Adult
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Cotton Fiber
Type of study:
Practice guideline
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Public Health
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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