TY - JOUR
T1 - Community control of hypertension at work-site
T2 - Epidemiological data of the Agusta Project
AU - Fogari, Roberto
AU - Marasi, Gianluigi
AU - Zoppi, Annalisa
AU - Malamani, Gian Domenico
AU - Vanasia, Alessandro
AU - Villa, Gianmarco
PY - 1995/10
Y1 - 1995/10
N2 - In order to set up a program of community control of hypertension at the work site, 8811 employees belonging to 12 factories of the same company (Agusta SpA, Italy) were screened. Seven hundred and seventy-two subjects (8%) were found to be hypertensive; 48% of them were hypercholesterolemic, 44% were smokers, 5% presented with hyperglycemia and 4% had left ventricular hypertrophy. Multiple regression analysis showed a significant correlation between hypertension and age, hypercholesterolemia, body mass index, occupational exposure to noise exceding 80 dB and, below the age of 40 years, the type of job. Seven hundred and twenty-nine hypertensives were assigned to pharmacological treatment. This group of patients will be followed up for 3 years.
AB - In order to set up a program of community control of hypertension at the work site, 8811 employees belonging to 12 factories of the same company (Agusta SpA, Italy) were screened. Seven hundred and seventy-two subjects (8%) were found to be hypertensive; 48% of them were hypercholesterolemic, 44% were smokers, 5% presented with hyperglycemia and 4% had left ventricular hypertrophy. Multiple regression analysis showed a significant correlation between hypertension and age, hypercholesterolemia, body mass index, occupational exposure to noise exceding 80 dB and, below the age of 40 years, the type of job. Seven hundred and twenty-nine hypertensives were assigned to pharmacological treatment. This group of patients will be followed up for 3 years.
KW - Hypertension
KW - Population control
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U2 - 10.1007/BF01719314
DO - 10.1007/BF01719314
M3 - Article
C2 - 8549736
AN - SCOPUS:0028862211
VL - 11
SP - 591
EP - 595
JO - European Journal of Epidemiology
JF - European Journal of Epidemiology
SN - 0393-2990
IS - 5
ER -