Hypertension in individuals working in the Arctic on a rotating basis: relationship of arterial stiffness with inflammatory markers and some metabolic risk factors
Abstract:Aim. To assess the relationship of arterial stiffness, inflammatory markers, some metabolic risk factors, including gender-specific aspects, in hypertensive (HTN) patients working in the Arctic on a rotating basis.Material and methods. In the polar settlement of Yamburg (68 21’ 40" northern latitude), on the basis of the medical unit of OOO YaGD, 99 men (M) and 81 women (F) with grade 1-2 HTN (61 M and 44 F) and normotensive individuals (HTN0) were examined. Patients with HTN were comparable in terms of age (… Show more
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