Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
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Risks Associated to Blood Hypertension in Workers of Maintenance of a Mining Complex of Carbon of La Guajira Colombiana
Jorge Posada, Ivan Orjuela, Irlena Ahumada, Jose Palacio, Luz Vargas and Carlos Severiche
Page: 615-622 | Received 21 Sep 2022, Published online: 21 Sep 2022
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Abstract
To establish the prevalence of hypertension in maintenance workers of a mining complex in La Guajira Colombiana. Descriptive and inferential study, in 206 workers, of legal age, male who work in any of the fronts of work (washing of mining equipment or maintenance of civil works) with active work contract. The variables were studied: age, history of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, smoking, consumption of liquor, BMI and glycemia. The overall risk of cardiovascular disease is established by the Framinghan Scale. The presence of hypertension was 7.4% in the population of workers. The cardiovascular risk according to the Framingham guidelines reported, a low risk in 48%, moderate in 49% and high in 3% of the population. High prevalence of risk factors of cardiovascular disease, a low prevalence is observed for pathologies such as hypertension and diabetes, this could be explained by the bias of a healthy worker, since, these companies handle strict professiograms for the entry of personnel that will develop high risk tasks.
How to cite this article:
Jorge Posada, Ivan Orjuela, Irlena Ahumada, Jose Palacio, Luz Vargas and Carlos Severiche. Risks Associated to Blood Hypertension in Workers of Maintenance of a Mining
Complex of Carbon of La Guajira Colombiana.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/jeasci.2019.615.622
URL: https://www.makhillpublications.co/view-article/1816-949x/jeasci.2019.615.622