[Effect of occupational stress on cardiovascular function of different vocational population].
OBJECTIVE
To study the effect of occupational stress on cardiovascular function of different vocational population.


METHODS
The occupational stressors, risk factors of cardiovascular diseases were investigated by questionnaire in 839 people with 4 kinds of jobs. Blood pressure, sugar, and lipid were detected at the same time.


RESULTS
Blood pressure were higher in the groups of old age, long standing and teachers, and the abnormal rate of blood pressure was 21.69%. There was no difference in abnormal ECG among ages, standing and occupation, and the abnormal rate of ECG was 19.07%. Job control, job demands, job responsibility, role in a job and shift work were the main stress factors affecting systolic and diastolic blood pressure. More conflict in job, less chance of participation, severe job loads were the risk factors of primary hypertension. Accident due to job responsibility, job responsibility, role in a job were the main risk factors of abnormal electrocardiograph. Self-respect and activity beyond work were the good modifiers of heart function.


CONCLUSIONS
Occupational stress has certain effect on cardiovascular function.
Yao
San-qiao
SQ
Department of Preventive Medicine, North China Coal Medical College, Tangshan 063000, China.
Fan
Xue-yun
XY
Jin
Yu-lan
YL
Bai
Yu-ping
YP
Qu
Yin-e
YE
Zhou
Yuan
Y
D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000503:physiopathology*