[Arterial blood pressure in a population of Italian clerical workers. Correlation with other coronary risk factors].
Distribution of arterial blood pressure and prevalence of hypertension have been reported in 172 subjects (568 males and 144 females), derived from screening of a bank clerks population. 99 subjects were found to be hypertensive: 46 (46.4 p. 100) were aware of being hypertensive, 24 (24.3 p. 100) resulted to be under treatment and only in 5 subjects blood pressure values were effectively controlled. The relationships between arterial blood pressure and some recognized or suspected coronary risk factors were also determined by multiple regression analysis. Age, heart rate, body mass index, glycemia after loading, turned out the variables most correlated with blood pressure. The multiple regression analysis showed that overall evaluation of coronary risk factors explained up to 21 p. 100 of the systolic blood pressure variation and to 17 p. 100 of diastolic pressure in male subjects, while for women the obtained values were 34 p. 100 and 24 p. 100 respectively. After a critical evaluation of different parameters able to affect arterial blood pressure, the difficult approach to hypertension preventive and therapeutic problems was emphasized.
D000328:Adult; D001158:Arteries; D001794:Blood Pressure; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012306:Risk; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
Pression artérielle dans une population d'employés italiens. Corrélation avec d'autres facteurs de risque coronarien.