Prevention of arterial hypertension in automobile transport workers and ways of reducing traffic accidents
Inarokova, A.M.
Meditsina Truda i Promyshlennaia Ekologiia 1996(8): 6-10
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 1026-9428 PMID: 8963617 Document Number: 467009
Conducting a program on prophylaxis of arterial hypertension among automobile transport workers, the researchers revealed higher blood pressure among 22.6% of the examines. Prophylactic measures during 5 years induced decrease in prevalence of arterial hypertension from 23.6% to 13.7% among the exposed group members, whereas the reference group members demonstrated increase of the parameter from 21.5% to 34.3%. Prophylaxis of arterial hypertension among drivers should be based on non-pharmacologic methods, if inevitable, the drug therapy should be selected under control of psychophysiologic tests.