The Prediction of Hypertension in Miners

Abstract

The relationships of risk factors with hypertension in workers of coal enterprises were studied. Based on the identified predictors developed risk prediction scale of this disease in miners.Surveyed 792 employees of the mine “Polosukhinskaya”. Along with a complete clinical, anthropometric and laboratory testing, conducted settlement criterion relative risk of developing hypertension.The most important factors determining the increased risk of disease in workers of coal enterprises were: increased body weight, age, waist circumference, and the index “waist/hip”, elevated levels of total cholesterol, triglycerides, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, atherogenic index. These signs and have the greatest prognostic factors that increase the risk of developing the disease.