| Document ID (ISN) | 100515 |
| CIS number |
02-1652 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0019-8366 - Industrial Health |
| Year |
2001 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Nakanishi N., Yoshida H., Okamoto M., Nakamura K., Uzura S., Suzuki K., Tatara K. |
| Title |
Hematocrit and risk for hypertension in middle-aged Japanese male office workers |
| Bibliographic information |
Jan. 2001, Vol.39, No.1, p.17-20. 15 ref. |
| Abstract |
The association of haematocrit with the development of hypertension over nine years was studied in 784 hypertension-free Japanese men aged 40 to 59 years. It was found that after correcting for other potential factors of hypertension, the relation between increased haematocrit and definite hypertension was statistically significant. The multivariate-adjusted relative risk for definite hypertension compared with haematocrit > 43.8% was 1.00, with 43.8-45.2% it was 1.29, with 45.3-46.3% it was 1.35, with 46.4-48.1% it was 1.96, and with > 48.2% it was 2.06. These results suggest that elevated haematocrit is closely associated with the development of hypertension in middle-aged Japanese men. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
blood count; office work; male workers; hypertension |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Japan; statistical evaluation; risk factors |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Japan |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Cardiovascular diseases
Office work
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