Current prevalence condition of hypertension in professional drivers and analysis of related influencing factors / 心血管康复医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective: To study current prevalence of hypertension in professional drivers and related influencing factors.Methods: A total of 2693 professional drivers, who received physical examination in Shenzhen municipal hospitals from May 2015 to Sep 2015, were enrolled.According to suffering from hypertension or not, they were divided into hypertension group (n=759) and normotensive group (n=1934).General data were compared and analyzed between two groups, then Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze risk factors for hypertension in professional drivers.Results: Among the 2693 professional drivers, there were 759 cases (28.18%) with hypertension.Compared with normotensive group, there were significant rise in percentages of ≥45 years old (3.78% vs.41.37%), male (66.03% vs.81.29%), literacy level of primary school or below (81.75% vs.92.22%), love pickled products (14.48% vs.70.75%), no exercise (24.15% vs.50.33%) and diabetes mellitus (11.17% vs.36.10%) in hypertension group,P<0.01 all.After general data entered Logistic regression equation, it indicated that age, male, literacy level, favor for picked products, daily physical activity time and diabetes mellitus were risk factors for hypertension in professional drivers (OR=1.095~1.393, P<0.01 all).Conclusion: For professional drivers, they should be motivated to perform regular exercise and control diet, receive enhanced health education about hypertension, therefore, it can help to reduce incidence rate of hypertension in these people.