Research Article

FREQUENCY OF HYPERTENSION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN PESTICIDE EXPOSURE OF FUMIGATION WORKERS

Volume: 81 Number: 3 September 20, 2018
  • Hülya Doğan Tiryaki
  • Nefise Şeker *
  • Yılmaz Yazıcı
  • Alparslan Duman
  • Evren Tarım
  • Ayşe Ceylan Demirel
  • Şadiye Selin Duruş
  • Şeyma Arslan
  • Elif Ezirmik
  • Halim İşsever
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FREQUENCY OF HYPERTENSION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN PESTICIDE EXPOSURE OF FUMIGATION WORKERS

Abstract

DOI: 10.26650/IUITFD.391782

Objective: This study plans to determine the prevalence of hypertension in fumigation workers using pesticides and to investigate other factors that may affect hypertension.

Materials and Methods: This study was carried out in a fumigation center associated with the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality between January and June 2014. All the participants included in the study were volunteers. Physical examinations and blood pressure measurements were performed on all of the participants in the study. We ascertained their ages, education levels, smoking habits and any histories of hypertension in a face-to-face interview. The T test was used to determine any relationships between age, working years, Body Mass Index (BMI) and waist circumference and hypertension where the variables were normally distributed. The Mann-Whitney U test was used when the variables were not normally distributed.

Results: 370 male workers were included in the study. Mean values were: 37.8±8.1 (min 20.0 , max 64.0) for age, 4.4±2.4 (min 0.1, max 14.0) for number of years worked and 30.9±4.3 (min 20.3, max 45.2) for BMI. Hypertension was detected in 134 (36.2%):(95% GA: 31.5%-41.2%) of the volunteers in the study. Twelve (9%) of the employees with hypertension were diagnosed with hypertension by a physician before.  122 participants (32.9%):(95% GA: 28.4% -37.9%) were not aware that hypertension was present. We found that the age, BMI and waist circumferences of the hypertensive workers were significantly higher than the non-hypertensive group (for all variables p<0.001). We didn’t find significant difference in the number of years worked between the two groups (p=0.347).

Conclusion: Based on the participants in our study, we found a higher prevalence of hypertension and obesity in the subject community. There are limited studies that investigate the effects of occupational pesticide exposure on hypertension and obesity. There is a need for studies that investigate the frequency of hypertension and the affecting factors in different business lines. 

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English

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Research Article

Authors

Hülya Doğan Tiryaki This is me

Yılmaz Yazıcı This is me

Alparslan Duman This is me

Evren Tarım This is me

Ayşe Ceylan Demirel This is me

Şadiye Selin Duruş This is me

Şeyma Arslan This is me

Elif Ezirmik This is me

Halim İşsever This is me

Publication Date

September 20, 2018

Submission Date

February 7, 2018

Acceptance Date

March 19, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 81 Number: 3

APA
Doğan Tiryaki, H., Şeker, N., Yazıcı, Y., Duman, A., Tarım, E., Ceylan Demirel, A., Duruş, Ş. S., Arslan, Ş., Ezirmik, E., & İşsever, H. (2018). FREQUENCY OF HYPERTENSION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN PESTICIDE EXPOSURE OF FUMIGATION WORKERS. Journal of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, 81(3), 84-90. https://izlik.org/JA69GD63JL
AMA
1.Doğan Tiryaki H, Şeker N, Yazıcı Y, et al. FREQUENCY OF HYPERTENSION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN PESTICIDE EXPOSURE OF FUMIGATION WORKERS. İst Tıp Fak Derg. 2018;81(3):84-90. https://izlik.org/JA69GD63JL
Chicago
Doğan Tiryaki, Hülya, Nefise Şeker, Yılmaz Yazıcı, et al. 2018. “FREQUENCY OF HYPERTENSION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN PESTICIDE EXPOSURE OF FUMIGATION WORKERS”. Journal of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine 81 (3): 84-90. https://izlik.org/JA69GD63JL.
EndNote
Doğan Tiryaki H, Şeker N, Yazıcı Y, Duman A, Tarım E, Ceylan Demirel A, Duruş ŞS, Arslan Ş, Ezirmik E, İşsever H (September 1, 2018) FREQUENCY OF HYPERTENSION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN PESTICIDE EXPOSURE OF FUMIGATION WORKERS. Journal of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine 81 3 84–90.
IEEE
[1]H. Doğan Tiryaki et al., “FREQUENCY OF HYPERTENSION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN PESTICIDE EXPOSURE OF FUMIGATION WORKERS”, İst Tıp Fak Derg, vol. 81, no. 3, pp. 84–90, Sept. 2018, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA69GD63JL
ISNAD
Doğan Tiryaki, Hülya - Şeker, Nefise - Yazıcı, Yılmaz - Duman, Alparslan - Tarım, Evren - Ceylan Demirel, Ayşe - Duruş, Şadiye Selin - Arslan, Şeyma - Ezirmik, Elif - İşsever, Halim. “FREQUENCY OF HYPERTENSION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN PESTICIDE EXPOSURE OF FUMIGATION WORKERS”. Journal of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine 81/3 (September 1, 2018): 84-90. https://izlik.org/JA69GD63JL.
JAMA
1.Doğan Tiryaki H, Şeker N, Yazıcı Y, Duman A, Tarım E, Ceylan Demirel A, Duruş ŞS, Arslan Ş, Ezirmik E, İşsever H. FREQUENCY OF HYPERTENSION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN PESTICIDE EXPOSURE OF FUMIGATION WORKERS. İst Tıp Fak Derg. 2018;81:84–90.
MLA
Doğan Tiryaki, Hülya, et al. “FREQUENCY OF HYPERTENSION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN PESTICIDE EXPOSURE OF FUMIGATION WORKERS”. Journal of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, vol. 81, no. 3, Sept. 2018, pp. 84-90, https://izlik.org/JA69GD63JL.
Vancouver
1.Hülya Doğan Tiryaki, Nefise Şeker, Yılmaz Yazıcı, Alparslan Duman, Evren Tarım, Ayşe Ceylan Demirel, Şadiye Selin Duruş, Şeyma Arslan, Elif Ezirmik, Halim İşsever. FREQUENCY OF HYPERTENSION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN PESTICIDE EXPOSURE OF FUMIGATION WORKERS. İst Tıp Fak Derg [Internet]. 2018 Sep. 1;81(3):84-90. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA69GD63JL

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