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Tomei F, Ricci S, Giammichele G, Sacco C, Loreti B, Fidanza L, Ricci P, Scala B, Tomei G, Rosati MV. Blood pressure in indoor and outdoor workers. Environ Toxicol Pharmacol 2017; 55:127-136. [PMID: 28843852 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2017.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2017] [Revised: 06/23/2017] [Accepted: 06/24/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION The aim of our study is to evaluate the changes in systolic and diastolic blood pressure in two occupational categories: outdoor workers (traffic policemen and environment technicians) and indoor workers. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was conducted comparing the results obtained from three samples of male workers: 175 outdoor traffic policemen, 175 outdoor environment technicians and 175 indoor workers. The outdoor and indoor groups were made comparable by age, length of service, body mass index, alcohol consumption, smoking status. RESULTS The mean values of systolic and diastolic blood pressure were found higher in traffic policemen and technicians than in indoor workers, as well as higher values of systolic blood pressure in traffic policemen than in technicians. CONCLUSIONS The results suggest that outdoor working affects the blood pressure, contributing to an increased cardiovascular risk.
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Affiliation(s)
- Francesco Tomei
- Spin off of University of Rome "Sapienza" "Sipro", Viale Regina Elena 336, 00161 Rome, Italy.
| | - Serafino Ricci
- Department of Anatomy, Histology, Legal Medicine and Orthopaedics, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy; Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, Specialty Scool of Occupational Medicine, Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Rome "Sapienza", Viale Regina Elena 336, 00161 Rome, Italy
| | - Grazia Giammichele
- Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, Specialty Scool of Occupational Medicine, Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Rome "Sapienza", Viale Regina Elena 336, 00161 Rome, Italy
| | - Carmina Sacco
- Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, Specialty Scool of Occupational Medicine, Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Rome "Sapienza", Viale Regina Elena 336, 00161 Rome, Italy
| | - Beatrice Loreti
- Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, Specialty Scool of Occupational Medicine, Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Rome "Sapienza", Viale Regina Elena 336, 00161 Rome, Italy
| | - Luciana Fidanza
- Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, Specialty Scool of Occupational Medicine, Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Rome "Sapienza", Viale Regina Elena 336, 00161 Rome, Italy
| | - Pasquale Ricci
- Department of Anatomy, Histology, Legal Medicine and Orthopaedics, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
| | - Barbara Scala
- Spin off of University of Rome "Sapienza" "Sipro", Viale Regina Elena 336, 00161 Rome, Italy
| | - Gianfranco Tomei
- Department of Psychiatric and Psychological Science, University of Rome "Sapienza", Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
| | - Maria Valeria Rosati
- Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, Specialty Scool of Occupational Medicine, Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Rome "Sapienza", Viale Regina Elena 336, 00161 Rome, Italy
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