[Incidence of hypertension and borderline hypertension with reference to complex professional stress in above ground and under ground workers in ore mining].

Sep 1, 1989Zeitschrift fur die gesamte Hygiene und ihre Grenzgebiete

High blood pressure and borderline cases linked to work-related stress in aboveground and underground ore miners

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The incidence of hypertension was 1.46% among pithead metal workers and 0.90% among face workers over a five-year period.

Hypertension and borderline-hypertension were measured in 200 face workers and 150 pithead metal workers aged 25 to 45.
The incidence of borderline-hypertension was 2.12% for pithead metal workers and 1.30% for face workers.
No significant difference in hypertension incidence was found between workers above ground and those underground.
Factors such as age, body mass index, smoking, shift work, and time away from home did not correlate with increased blood pressure.
The overall incidence of hypertension in the test group was 1.14%, aligning with national statistical levels.
Regular blood pressure monitoring is suggested for miners and pithead workers to facilitate early detection and treatment.

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Comprehensive health care for working people requires a deeper insight into the relationship between work load and biological reactions. This is necessary to be able to adequately influence the field of industrial medicine. The incidence of both hypertension and borderline-hypertension in a group of 200 face workers with complex work load as well as 150 pithead metal workers aged between 25 and 45 was measured over a period of 5 years (1981-1986). The hypertension incidence was 0.90% in the group of face workers and 1.46% with the pithead metal workers, while the incidence of borderline-hypertension was 1.30% for the face workers and 2.12% for the pithead metal workers. A statistically significant difference between those people working above ground and those working underground was not apparent. No relationship was found between age, Broca-index, habit of smoking, shift work, the total time away from home and the development of an increase in blood pressure. Both a hypertension incidence totalling 1.14% and an incidence of borderline-hypertension of 1.66% were found in the test group aged between 25 and 45. This roughly corresponded to the nationally statistical level and was in line with the relevant literature. There was no discernable effect with regard to developing hypertension and borderline-hypertension, respectively, as a result of complex work load in the test group. The incidence rates require regular blood pressure tests on normotensive miners and pithead workers, respectively, as a prerequisite for early detection and registering as well as an adequate therapy of both hypertension and borderline-hypertension.

[Incidence of hypertension and borderline hypertension with reference to complex professional stress in above ground and under ground workers in ore mining].

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