Table 3 Blood pressure and heart rate in office workers and truck drivers
Office Workers | Truck Drivers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Mean ± SD | N | Mean ± SD | p-value | |
Unadjusted | |||||
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 120 | 115.3 ± 11.7 | 120 | 116.3 ± 13.3 | 0.56 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 120 | 77.6 ± 8.3 | 120 | 80.2 ± 9.7 | 0.03 |
Mean Arterial pressure (mmHg) | 120 | 90.2 ± 8.6 | 120 | 92.3 ± 10.5 | 0.10 |
Pulse pressure (mmHg) | 120 | 37.7 ± 9.0 | 120 | 36.1 ± 7.4 | 0.13 |
Heart Rate (beats/min) | 120 | 78.3 ± 10.4 | 120 | 79.3 ± 10.9 | 0.49 |
Adjusted for age, BMI, pack-years, number of cigarettes and tea consumption during the time of the study, usual alcohol drinking, work hours/week, and day of the week a | |||||
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 120 | 118.9 ± 1.7 | 120 | 115.4 ± 1.5 | 0.14 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 120 | 79.9 ± 1.2 | 120 | 79.2 ± 1.1 | 0.70 |
Mean Arterial pressure (mmHg) | 120 | 92.8 ± 1.2 | 120 | 91.2 ± 1.1 | 0.36 |
Pulse pressure (mmHg) | 120 | 39.3 ± 1.2 | 120 | 36.3 ± 1.1 | 0.07 |
Heart Rate (beats/min) | 120 | 78.9 ± 1.5 | 120 | 79.6 ± 1.3 | 0.72 |