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Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health Volume 68, 2013 - Issue 4
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Prevalence of Systemic Arterial Hypertension, Electrocardiogram Abnormalities, and Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Agricultural Workers

Gianfranco Tomei Department of Psychiatric and Psychological Science, University of Rome “Sapienza,”, Rome, Italy
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Angela Sancini PhD Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, University of Rome "Sapienza,", Rome, Italy
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Francesco Tomei PhD Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, University of Rome "Sapienza,", Rome, Italy
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Antonio Vitarelli PhD Cardiac Department, University of Rome “Sapienza,”, Rome, Italy
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Giorgia Andreozzi Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, University of Rome "Sapienza,", Rome, Italy
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Giovanni Rinaldi Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, University of Rome "Sapienza,", Rome, Italy
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Valeria Di Giorgio Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, University of Rome "Sapienza,", Rome, Italy
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Ilaria Samperi Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, University of Rome "Sapienza,", Rome, Italy
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Maria Fiaschetti PhD Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, University of Rome "Sapienza,", Rome, Italy
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Zaira Tasciotti PhD Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, University of Rome "Sapienza,", Rome, Italy
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Carlotta Cetica Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, University of Rome "Sapienza,", Rome, Italy
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Assunta Capozzella PhD Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, University of Rome "Sapienza,", Rome, Italy
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Manuela Ciarrocca PhD Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, University of Rome "Sapienza,", Rome, Italy
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Tiziana Caciari PhD Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Histology, Medical-Legal and the Orthopedics, University of Rome "Sapienza,", Rome, Italy
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Pages 196-203 | Published online: 22 May 2013
 
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ABSTRACT

The literature suggests that farmers nowadays are more likely to contract cardiovascular diseases than in the past. This study involved 79 farmers and 64 controls. The workers completed a questionnaire to identify exclusion factors for audiological and cardiovascular risk factors. The participants underwent medical examination, measurement of blood pressure, electrocardiogram, blood tests, audiometry, and measurement of noise exposure. The farmers were found to have a higher prevalence of systolic and diastolic arterial hypertension as well as electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities compared with the controls. A significant prevalence of arterial hypertension was detected in the farmers exposed to noise, when compared with those who were not exposed. These results suggest that farmers are at risk of cardiovascular effects and that noise is a cardiovascular risk factor for farmers.

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