Blood pressure in indoor and outdoor workers

•We studied the effect of urban stressors on systolic and diastolic blood pressure.•We examined 525 indoor and outdoor workers (two outdoor groups, one indoor group).•We compared workers by age, length of service, BMI, alcohol consumption, smoking.•The results revealed that outdoor workers develop h...

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Published in:Environmental toxicology and pharmacology 2017-10, Vol.55, p.127-136
Main Authors: Tomei, Francesco, Ricci, Serafino, Giammichele, Grazia, Sacco, Carmina, Loreti, Beatrice, Fidanza, Luciana, Ricci, Pasquale, Scala, Barbara, Tomei, Gianfranco, Rosati, Maria Valeria
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Alcoholic beverages
Blood pressure
Blood Pressure - drug effects
Body mass
Body mass index
Body size
Cardiovascular diseases
Environment technicians
Environmental Monitoring
Environmental Pollution - adverse effects
Health risks
Humans
Indoor environments
Indoor workers
Italy
Male
Middle Aged
Occupational Exposure - adverse effects
Outdoor workers
Police
Risk Factors
Smoking
Technicians
Traffic
Traffic policemen
Workers
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Summary:•We studied the effect of urban stressors on systolic and diastolic blood pressure.•We examined 525 indoor and outdoor workers (two outdoor groups, one indoor group).•We compared workers by age, length of service, BMI, alcohol consumption, smoking.•The results revealed that outdoor workers develop higher blood pressure levels.•We also studied blood pressure in excluded subjects for cardiovascular risk factors. 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. 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. 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. The results suggest that outdoor working affects the blood pressure, contributing to an increased cardiovascular risk.
ISSN:1382-6689
1872-7077
DOI:10.1016/j.etap.2017.06.022