Open AccessEFFECTS OF STRESS ON RISK OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION IN GENERAL MALE POPULATION OF 25–64 YEARS OLD: 14 YEARS OF FOLLOW UP (EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY ON THE BASIS OF THE WHO PROGRAM «MONICA — PSYCHOSOCIAL»)
Author(s) -
V V Gafarov,
Е. А. Громова,
И. В. Гагулин,
А. В. Гафарова
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
arterialʹnaâ gipertenziâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.126
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2411-8524
pISSN - 1607-419X
DOI - 10.18705/1607-419x-2013-19-1-27-31
Subject(s) - epidemiology , medicine , psychosocial , demography , gerontology , population , environmental health , psychiatry , sociology
Objective. To study the effects of stress at home and at work on the 14-year risk of hypertension in men aged 25–64 years. Design and methods. In the framework of the WHO program «MONICA — PSYCHOSOCIAL» a screening study was performed in 1994, and 657 males aged 25–64 years (mean age — 44,3 ± 0,4 years), the citizens of Novosibirsk were included. Results. The greatest risk of hypertension was observed during the 10-year period in men experiencing stress at home (5-fold increase) and at work (6,8 times higher). Those most at risk of hypertension were the divorced and widowed men, and those with physical labor.