Anthropometric and hemodynamic indicators of cardiovascular risk and associated factor with high blood pressure in miners

Anthropometric and hemodynamic indicators of cardiovascular risk and associated factor with high blood pressure in miners

Obesity and hypertension are risk factors for cardiovascular diseases and their prevalence seems to vary according to profession. In this scenario, the aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in employees of a mining company and to identify associated factors...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Magalhães Sales, Thales Boaventura Rachid Nascimento, Ricardo Yukio Asano, José Fernando Vila Nova de Moraes, Rafael da Costa Soteroe, Verusca Najara de Carvalho Cunha, Rodrigo Alberto Vieira Browne, Herbert Gustavo Simões
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de São Carlos 2013-08-01
Series:Cadernos de Terapia Ocupacional
Subjects:
Hypertension
Obesity
Cardiovascular Diseases
Miners
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/cto.2013.039

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http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/cto.2013.039

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