title: Dynamic blood pressure in workers exposed to urban stressors.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The occupational exposure to urban pollution may induce adverse effects on the cardiovascular system.
  
  
  METHODS
  Basal blood pressure, electrocardiogram (ECG) and the dynamic blood pressure monitoring during the work shift of 16 policemen (outdoors workers) and 16 administrative employees (indoor workers) were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean value of all the diastolic blood pressure surveys in policemen (84,53 ± 10,78) is significantly higher (p = 0,014) than the mean value of all the diastolic blood pressure surveys in indoor workers (82,74 ± 11.52).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of our study suggest that the occupational exposure to urban stressors may induce an increase of the diastolic blood pressure in workers during the working hours.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, Unit of Occupational Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De Sio
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Caciari
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Rosati
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Casale
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Di Giorgio
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Nuntiis
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Schifano
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Frati
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tomei
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tomei
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure; D018660:Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016495:Police / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017132:Workplace