Working-room temperature is associated with increased blood pressure among air traffic controllers in the Jakarta Air Traffic Service Center

An increase in blood pressure (BP) can increase the risk of ischemic heart disease and stroke. This study aimed to identify risk factors for increased BP among air traffic controllers (ATCs) in the Jakarta Air Traffic Service Center (JATSC). We used a crosssectional study design with random sampling...

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Published in:Journal of physics. Conference series 2018-08, Vol.1073 (4), p.42020
Main Authors: Zuhriyanto, R, Soemarko, D S, Pribadi, W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air traffic controllers
Blood pressure
Confidence intervals
Heart diseases
Physics
Random sampling
Risk analysis
Room temperature
Service centers
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Summary:An increase in blood pressure (BP) can increase the risk of ischemic heart disease and stroke. This study aimed to identify risk factors for increased BP among air traffic controllers (ATCs) in the Jakarta Air Traffic Service Center (JATSC). We used a crosssectional study design with random sampling of ATCs over 17 days from May to June 2017; 134 subjects participated in the study. Data were collected using a questionnaire, a mercury sphygmomanometer for BP, and a digital thermometer for room temperature. Increased BP was defined as systolic BP ≥ 140 mmHg or diastolic BP ≥ 90 mmHg after work. Our results showed that participants aged ≥40 years were 2.2 times more likely to have increased BP than those aged
ISSN:1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/1073/4/042020