Hipertensão arterial entre trabalhadores de petróleo expostos a ruído

Cadernos de Saúde Pública

Norma Suely Souto Souza²  Fernando Martins Carvalho¹  Rita De Cássia Pereira Fernandes² 

[1] ,Secretaria de Saúde do Estado da Bahia Centro de Estudos da Saúde do Trabalhador Salvador BA ,Brasil

关键词: Hypertension;    Noise-Induced Hearing Loss;    Noise;    Occupational Health;    Hipertensão;    Perda Auditiva Provocada por Ruído;    Ruído;    Saúde Ocupacional;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-311X2001000600019

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

A cross-sectional study with a retrospective component was conducted to evaluate occupational noise exposure as a potential risk factor for arterial hypertension among 775 workers from an oil-drilling industry. Hypertension was defined as ³ 140/90mmHg. Occupational noise exposure was measured as: (1) exposure to sound pressure levels ³ 85dbA for 10 years or more and (2) moderate-to-severe noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). The effects of age, education, shift work, and obesity were evaluated by stratification and logistic regression analysis. A positive association between occupational noise exposure and hypertension was found, using both the level/duration of noise exposure (RP = 1.8; 95% CI: 1.3-2.4) and NIHL (RP = 1.5; 95% CI: 1.1-2.0) as exposure indicators. Considering the study limits, long-term occupational noise exposure thus appears to be a risk factor for arterial hypertension.

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