Diastolic blood pressure and its association with cumulative working time among urban bus workers

Authors

  • Ricardo Cordeiro UNESP; Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu; Departamento de Saúde Pública
  • Euclydes C. Lima Filho UNICAMP; Instituto de Matemática, Estatística e Ciências da Computação; Departamento de Estatística
  • Frida M. Fischer Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Saúde Pública; Departamento de Saúde Ambiental
  • Djalma C. Moreira Filho UNICAMP; Faculdade de Ciências Médicas; Departamento de Medicina Preventiva

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101993000500007

Keywords:

Blood pressure, Transportation, Workers

Abstract

The relationship between diastolic blood pressure and the variables "total cumulative working time" and "age" was examined by regression analysis. The study was carried out among 839 bus drivers and conductors, users of an occupational health center in Campinas, S.Paulo State, Brazil. The main results were apositive association between diastolic blood pressure and cumulative working time, as well as an interaction between this variable and the bus worker's age.

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Published

1993-10-01

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 5 (1993)

Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

Cordeiro, R., Lima Filho, E. C., Fischer, F. M., & Moreira Filho, D. C. (1993). Diastolic blood pressure and its association with cumulative working time among urban bus workers . Revista De Saúde Pública, 27(5), 363-372. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101993000500007