The relationship between somatic and psychosocial factors and systemic blood pressure in hypertensive and normotensive workers

Devetsto radnika starih 35 - 59 godina podvrgnuto je kliničkom, elektrokardiografskom i psihološkom ispitivanju. Prevalencija arterijske hipertenzije bila je 15,2%. Pozitivna obiteljska anamneza za hipertenziju bila je prisutna u 87 (63,5%) hipertenizivnih i 41 (29,9%) normotenzivnog radnika (P 0,05). Između hipertenzivnih i normotenzivnih radnika nije bilo značajne razlike u jačini osam bazičnih emocija, kao ni u zadovoljenju životnih potreba (P > 0,05). Multiplom regresijskom analizom ustanovljeno je da SU dob i srčana frekvencija značajni prediktori za sistolički krvni tlak u obje skupine. Ove varijable bile su značajniji prediktori u hipertenzivnoj skupini. Ostale varijable, tjelesna masa i zadovoljstvo radnim mjestom i osobnim dohotkom, nisu se pokazale značajnim prediktorima. Značajni prediktor dijastoličkog krvnog tlaka u normotenzivnih radnika bila je tjelesna masa. U hipertenzivnih radnika ova varijabla nije značajno utjecala na visinu dijastoličkog tlaka. Osam bazičnih emocija po Plutchiku i zadovoljenost životnih potreba nisu bili značajni prediktori sistemskog tlaka niti u hipertenzivnih niti u normotenzivnih radnika. Naša studija potvrdila je heterogenost prediktora sistemskog tlaka u normotenzivnih i hipertenzivnih radnika.A cohort of 900 workers aged 35 - 59 years underwent clinical electrographical and psychological examinations. The prevalence of arterial hypertension was 15.2%. Family history of hypertension was positive in 87 (63.5%) hypertensive and 41 (29.9%) normotensive workers (P 0.05). No significant difference in the intensity of eight basic emotions was found between the hypertensive and normotensive persons (P> 0.05). According to multiple regression analysis the most predictive variables of systolic blood pressure in both groups were age and resting heart rate. The two variables were more significant predictors in the hypertensive than in the normotensive group. The most predictive variable of diastolic blood pressure among the normotensive workers was body index. For the hypertensive workers this variable was not a significant predictor of diastolic blood pressure. The eight basic emotions according to Plutchik and the life need satisfaction were not significant predictors of systemic blood pressure either with the hypertensive or normotensive workers

The relationship between somatic and psychosocial factors and systemic blood pressure in hypertensive and normotensive workers

Devetsto radnika starih 35 - 59 godina podvrgnuto je kliničkom, elektrokardiografskom i psihološkom ispitivanju. Prevalencija arterijske hipertenzije bila je 15,2%. Pozitivna obiteljska anamneza za hipertenziju bila je prisutna u 87 (63,5%) hipertenizivnih i 41 (29,9%) normotenzivnog radnika (P 0,05). Između hipertenzivnih i normotenzivnih radnika nije bilo značajne razlike u jačini osam bazičnih emocija, kao ni u zadovoljenju životnih potreba (P > 0,05). Multiplom regresijskom analizom ustanovljeno je da SU dob i srčana frekvencija značajni prediktori za sistolički krvni tlak u obje skupine. Ove varijable bile su značajniji prediktori u hipertenzivnoj skupini. Ostale varijable, tjelesna masa i zadovoljstvo radnim mjestom i osobnim dohotkom, nisu se pokazale značajnim prediktorima. Značajni prediktor dijastoličkog krvnog tlaka u normotenzivnih radnika bila je tjelesna masa. U hipertenzivnih radnika ova varijabla nije značajno utjecala na visinu dijastoličkog tlaka. Osam bazičnih emocija po Plutchiku i zadovoljenost životnih potreba nisu bili značajni prediktori sistemskog tlaka niti u hipertenzivnih niti u normotenzivnih radnika. Naša studija potvrdila je heterogenost prediktora sistemskog tlaka u normotenzivnih i hipertenzivnih radnika.A cohort of 900 workers aged 35 - 59 years underwent clinical electrographical and psychological examinations. The prevalence of arterial hypertension was 15.2%. Family history of hypertension was positive in 87 (63.5%) hypertensive and 41 (29.9%) normotensive workers (P 0.05). No significant difference in the intensity of eight basic emotions was found between the hypertensive and normotensive persons (P> 0.05). According to multiple regression analysis the most predictive variables of systolic blood pressure in both groups were age and resting heart rate. The two variables were more significant predictors in the hypertensive than in the normotensive group. The most predictive variable of diastolic blood pressure among the normotensive workers was body index. For the hypertensive workers this variable was not a significant predictor of diastolic blood pressure. The eight basic emotions according to Plutchik and the life need satisfaction were not significant predictors of systemic blood pressure either with the hypertensive or normotensive workers

Hand fibrositis in workers of the Adriatic Stone Dressing Industry

Ispitivana je pojava i učestalost fibrozitisa u radnika Industrije jadranskog kamena na otoku Braču. Ispitivanu grupu je sačinjavala 119 radnika, a kontrolnu grupu 70 manuelnih radnika građevinske struke. Naše ispitivanje je pokazalo da je učestalost fibrozitisa upadljivo veća kod ispitanika (81%) nego kod radnika kontrolne grupe (40%), tako da je razlika statistički signifikantna (hi2 216,19; P 0,00001). Na osnovi postignutih rezultata možemo reći da je fibrozitis tipično profesionalno oboljenje radnika industrije kamena i mramora.The authors studied the incidence and prevalence of fibrositis in a group of 119 workers of the Adriatic Stone Dressing Industry on the island of Brae. A group of 70 workers engaged in building served as controls. Etiology, pathophysiology and clinical picture of the disease are discussed. The prevalence of fibrositis was found to be much higher (81 %) in the stone dressers than in the control group (40%) and the difference is statistically significant (chi2 216,19, P. 0,00001). From the results obtained it is concluded that fibrositis is a typical occupational disorder of the workers engaged in stone dressing