Gender and Occupational Differences in Blood Pressure in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III

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• Personal Author:
  Alterman, Toni ; Chen X ; Grosch J
• Description:
  Cardiovascular disease (CVD) impacts worker health. In several industrialized countries, CVDs are the leading cause of death in women, as they are in men, and generate an equal amount of heart disease expenditure in both groups. Differences in self-reported hypertension objective measurements of blood pressure, and treated hypertension were examined with respect to gender and longest held occupation. Data were based on the NHANES III survey, 1988-1994. Self-reported physician diagnosed hypertension was measured on two occasions, measurements taken by the interviewer in the household, and 3 measurements taken by a physician for 16,244 respondents. Prevalence of self-reported hypertension was higher in women than in men for all occupations. When looking at treated or objectively measured hypertension, women in blue collar occupations had the highest prevalence (27%) followed by men in blue collar occupations (24%). Odds ratios adjusted by age and race for women were highest for construction laborers, workers in agriculture, forestry and fishing, and mechanics. For men highest odds ratios were found among construction laborers, textile apparel and furnishings machine operators, and motor vehicle operators. Additional gender differences will be presented. Gender differences in occupation suggest that occupational factors may have a differential impact on blood pressure. Occupational self-selection, sedentary lifestyle, health behaviors, race, and obesity may contribute to differences in hypertension. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Agriculture Blood Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Construction Industry Forestry Genetics Occupational Health Safety Surveys And Questionnaires Women

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• Keywords:
  Age-factors Agricultural-workers Blood-pressure Cardiovascular-disease Cardiovascular-system Cardiovascular-system-disease Cardiovascular-system-disorders Construction-workers Forestry-workers Genetic-factors Health-surveys Hypertension Occupations

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• ISSN:
  1524-6094
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  11
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20033726
• Citation:
  J Womens Health Gend Based Med 2002 Apr; 11(3):322
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2002
• NORA Priority Area:
  Work Environment and Workforce: Organization of Work
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Women's Health & Gender-Based Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:18ad90f4fc6088f83d36c35d8412ccb3f13b56731d6a7b84c8e910eca08ab5f7da922ab43ec4ced5d7c4b09053ef39642294e24cf16dc69da0bd172da852f257
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/189188/cdc_189188_DS1.pdf
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