Prevalence of hypertension and its determinants among policemen in a City of Haryana, India
Prevalence of hypertension and its determinants among policemen in a City of Haryana, India
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DOI：
10.4103/ijabmr.ijabmr_356_18
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发表时间：
2019-07-01
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1.1
通讯作者：
Kaushal, Pankaj
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Parkash, Jai;Kalhan, Meenakshi;Kaushal, Pankaj
非传染性疾病（NCD）每年造成4000万人死亡，相当于全球所有死亡人数的70%。心血管疾病是非传染性疾病死亡的主要原因，每年有1 770万人死于心血管疾病。一些研究人员认为警察工作是世界上压力最大的职业之一，冠心病已被确定为这一人群死亡的主要原因。材料与方法：在2016年7月至2017年6月期间，在随机选择的哈里亚纳邦罗塔克市的450名警察中进行了一项横断面研究。研究者进行了两次血压测量。数据收集使用预先设计的，预先测试的，半结构化的采访时间表，并使用社会科学统计软件包20.0版进行分析。结果：在450名参与者中，164名（36.4%）参与者被发现患有高血压。研究参与者的年龄，服务年限，职级和教育是显着相关的高血压（HTN）的患病率在警察。结论：警察HTN已成为一个重要的公共卫生问题。对HTN危险因素的了解可能会为这一人群的预防提供线索。因此，制定一套完善的筛查策略来诊断警察中的高血压病，并制定一套综合的高血压病管理策略已刻不容缓。
Introduction: Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) kill 40 million people each year, equivalent to 70% of all deaths globally. Cardiovascular diseases account for most NCD deaths or 17.7 million people annually. Police work has been regarded by some researchers as one of the most stressful occupations in the world, and coronary heart disease has been identified as a major cause of mortality in this population. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out during July 2016-June 2017 among 450 policemen posted in Rohtak city of Haryana selected randomly. The investigator made two measurements of blood pressure. Data were collected using predesigned, pretested, semi-structured interview schedule, and analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 20.0. Results: Of 450 participants, 164 (36.4%) participants were found to be hypertensive. Age of study participants, duration of service, rank, and education are significantly associated with the prevalence of hypertension (HTN) among policemen. Conclusion: HTN in policemen has emerged as an important public health problem. Knowledge of risk factors for HTN may give tracks for prevention in this population. Therefore, it is the need of hour to devise a sound screening strategy to diagnose HTN among policemen and devise a comprehensive strategy for the management of HTN.