Distribution of Blood pressure and Current State of Life Style Modification on Male Workers in a Large Factory: Analysis According to JNC-6 Guideline.
- Author:
Seung Ho JEON
1
;
Hye Eun LEE
;
Do Myung PAEK
;
Yang Ho KIM
;
Jung Sun PARK
;
Gang Won PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Korea. deadbank@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Blood Pressure;
Life Style;
Hypertension
- MeSH:
Alcoholics;
Blood Pressure*;
Drinking;
Education;
Humans;
Hypertension;
Life Style*;
Male*;
Overweight;
Prevalence;
Questionnaires
- From:Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
2003;15(4):364-372
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: To describe the distributions of blood pressure level and risk group, and the current state of life style modification in the population of a large factory. METHODS: We surveyed 1,088 workers in a large factory from June 2002 to August 2002. Information related to hypertension was collected through a questionnaire and medical examination. We classified the blood pressure level and risk group using JNC-VI criteria, and the current state of life style modification and medication according to the blood pressure level in the entire study population. REULTS: The prevalence of hypertension was 30.1% in all workers. The distribution of blood pressure level was 656 (60.3%) in normal stage, 160 (14.7%) in high normal stage, 190 (17.5%) in stage 1, 67 (6.1%) in stage 2, and 15 (1.4%) in stage 3. The numbers of workers in risk groups A, B and C were 296 (27.2%), 690 (63.4%) and 102 (9.4%), respectively. Among all workers, 432 (39.7%) needed to modify their lifestyle; 106 of whom (24.5%) needed to go on hypertensive drug medication. Overweight subjects were more common in stage 2 than in other stages (p=0.02). The numbers of smokers and low-exercisers were signigicantly lower in the higher blood pressure group than the lower blood pressure group (p<0.01). Alcoholic drinking was evenly distributed in all blood pressure level. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of hypertension was 30.1% in all workers. The most common stage of blood pressure level was normal, followed by stage 1, high normal stage, stage 2, stage 3. The number of subjects in risk group B was more than that in the other risk groups. We recommend total worker education and the practice of lifestyle modification.
