Objective To explore whether lifestyle affects the hypertension of locomotive drivers.
Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among 2 024 locomotive drivers of four locomotive depots of Kunming Railway Bureau in 2012 including physical examination and self-administered lifestyle questionnaire survey. Chi-square test and multi-factor nonconditional binary logistic regression analysis were performed to examine the risk factors of train drivers' hypertension.
Results A total of 1 967 returned questionnaire were valid(97.18%). Their age was(36.67& #177;7.01) years(21-56 years). The detection rate of hypertension was 24.66%, never exercise rate was 24.50%, smoking rate was 79.16%, alcohol drinking rate was 85.66%, high fat diet rate was 31.77%, high salt diet rate was 22.00%, and central obesity rate was 54.60%. By chi-square test, in the ≤ 30 years age group, there were significant differences in the detection rate of hypertension among subjects categorized by high salt diet or waist circumstance(P<0.05); in the 31-40 years age group, there were significant differences among subjects categorized by smoking or waist circumstance(P<0.05); in the ≥ 41 years age group, there were significant differences among subjects categorized by alcohol drinking or waist circumstance(P<0.05). By logistic regression analysis, alcohol drinking(OR=1.155, 95% CI: 1.039-1.285), waist circumference(OR=1.096, 95% CI: 1.080-1.111), and age(OR=1.070, 95% CI: 1.052-1.088) were the main risk factors of hypertension in the locomotive drivers, regression equation & #375;=-12.110+0.144xdrinking+0.091xwaist +0.068xage.
Conclusion Lifestyle could affect hypertension in train drivers.
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