The association of shift work and hypertension among male factory workers in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.

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dc.contributor.authorNazri, S Mohden_US
dc.contributor.authorTengku, M Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorWinn, Ten_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T16:07:43Z
dc.date.available2009-05-27T16:07:43Z
dc.date.issued2008-01-24en_US
dc.descriptionThe Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.en_US
dc.description.abstractShift work associated with various health problems and there is concern that shift workers are at higher risk to develop hypertension. A cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2003 to May 2004 to compare the prevalence of hypertension and to examine the relationship between shift work and hypertension among 148 randomly selected male workers from one of the factories in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Information on psychosocial and life-style factors, anthropometric and blood pressure measurements, and fasting blood sugar and lipid profiles analyses were obtained. The prevalence of hypertension was significantly higher among shift workers (22.4%) compared to day workers (4.2%), with p-value of 0.001. Shift work was significantly associated with hypertension (adjusted odds ratio 9.1; 95% CI 1.4-56.7).en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Community Medicine, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia. drnazri@kb.usm.myen_US
dc.identifier.citationNazri SM, Tengku MA, Winn T. The association of shift work and hypertension among male factory workers in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2008 Jan; 39(1): 176-83en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/34482
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/seameo/2008_39_1/24-4101.pdfen_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshCross-Sectional Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshHypertension --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshIndustryen_US
dc.subject.meshMalaysia --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshOccupational Exposureen_US
dc.subject.meshWork Schedule Tolerance --physiologyen_US
dc.titleThe association of shift work and hypertension among male factory workers in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.typeResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'ten_US
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