title: Hypertension among cotton textile workers.
abstract: The present cross sectional study on prevalence of hypertension was carried out among 514 cotton textile workers of Shri Bapurao Deshmukh Sut Gimi, Wardha. Using standard guidelines for measuring blood pressure and standard criteria for diagnosis of hypertension, 20.2% of the subjects were found to have raised systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure. The prevalence of hypertension was significantly higher among persons aged 35 years or more, in the present occupation for 10 years or more and those working in more noisy department.
authors.affiliation: Indira Gandhi Medical College, Nagpur.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Tiwai
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Pathak
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Zodpey
authors.forename: V Y
authors.initials: VY
authors.lastname: Babar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D032561:Cotton Fiber; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009623:Noise, Occupational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013783:Textile Industry / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*