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" The Relation between occupational exposure to lead and hypertension among employed normotensive men in Isfahan "
/لادن طاهری
; Nazal Sarrafzadegan, Hamid Sanei, Masoomeh Sadeghi
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Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
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Latin Dissertation
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English
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102967
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T13628
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WG,340,T128r,2012
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Taheri, Ladan
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The Relation between occupational exposure to lead and hypertension among employed normotensive men in Isfahan/لادن طاهری
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Schools, Medical
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, 2012
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Cardiology, Speciality
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18 p.: dig, tab
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This is a research dissertation with project ID: 389462
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Orginal works
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Background: Lead is a pollutant with numerous adverse effects on health. Since it can affect blood pressure, peripheral blood vessels and the heart, the present study aimed to evaluate the relation between occupational exposure to lead and blood pressure.Methods: This cross-sectional study included male individuals working in battery firms in Isfahan. A questionnaire covering demographic characteristics and the history of different diseases and occupational exposure to lead was completed. Each participant's blood pressure was also measured and recorded. After obtaining blood samples and determining lead levels, mean and frequency analyses were performed. In addition, Pearson's correlation test and linear regression were used to assess the relation between blood lead levels پ and systolic and. diastolic blood pressure. All analyses were performed in SPSS 9. Findings: The mean age of the 182 studied workers was 42.85 ▒ 13.65 years. They had worked in battery firms for a mean period of 23.67 ▒ 14.72 years. Moreover, the mean value of blood lead levels among the participants was 7.92 ▒ 3.44 j.tg/dL. Correlation coefficients between bLL and systolic and diastolic blood pressure were r ت -0.105 (p = 0.165) and -0.070 (p = 0.354), respectively. The effects of lead on systolic and diastolic blood pressure after stepwise regression were B B= -0.327 (CI 95 : -0.877-0.223) and B = -0.094 (CI 95 : -0.495-0.307), respectively. Conclusion: This study revealed that blood lead levels in battery. firm workers to be normal. Additionally, blood lead levels were not significantly related with either systolic or diastolic blood pressure which might have been the result of normal blood lead levels..
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1.Hypertension.- Descriptors: Hypertention
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Occupational Diseases
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Lead
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Cardiovascular Diseases
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Sarrafzadegan, Nazal, Supervisor
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Sanei, Hamid, Supervisor
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Sadeghi, Masoomeh, Supervisor
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