title: Cardiovascular risk in rotogravure industry.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To verify whether the occupational hazards in the rotogravure industry can be associated with cardiovascular effects.
  
  
  METHODS
  We evaluated cardiovascular parameters and audiometric tests and analyzed noise, solvents, and shift work in 44 exposed and 44 unexposed workers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Unlike unexposed workers, the rotogravure workers showed significant increase of mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP) values (P = 0.019; P = 0.003), higher frequency of hypertension (P = 0.002) and electrocardiographic abnormalities (P = 0.0001), significant reduction or no variation of BP response to orthostatism (P = 0.0001), and association between high levels of noise and diastolic blood pressure (P = 0.0067). Subjects with hearing loss showed high frequency of hypertension and a reduction or no variation of BP response to orthostatism (both P = 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Data obtained suggest that these are the effects on the cardiovascular system of rotogravure workers who are exposed to noise.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Occupational Medicine, University of Rome Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sancini
authors.forename: Gianfranco
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tomei
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vitarelli
authors.forename: Tiziana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Caciari
authors.forename: Ilaria
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Samperi
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pacchiarotti
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Scala
authors.forename: Maria Pia
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Schifano
authors.forename: Lara
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Scimitto
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fiaschetti
authors.forename: Carlotta
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cetica
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tomei
authors.forename: Manuela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ciarrocca
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D004562:Electrocardiography; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D016014:Linear Models; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009623:Noise, Occupational / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology; D011327:Printing; D012307:Risk Factors; D012997:Solvents / Q000009:adverse effects; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D014940:Work Schedule Tolerance / Q000502:physiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D012997:Solvents; D014280:Triglycerides