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31 July 2024 : Clinical Research  

Blood Pressure Trends, Demographic Data, Workload, and Lifestyle Factors Among Nurses in the Subcarpathian Region of Poland: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study

Anna Bartosiewicz ORCID logo1ABCDEF*, Edyta Łuszczki ORCID logo1E, Marta Pieczonka2B, Justyna Nowak3E, Łukasz Oleksy ORCID logo4CG, Artur Stolarczyk ORCID logo5G, Anna Lewandowska6B, Agnieszka Dymek ORCID logo7B

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.945148

Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e945148

Table 1 General characteristics of the study group (n=627).

ParameterTotal (n=627)n (%)
Sex* Female575 (91.71)
Male52 (8.29)
Age [years]Mean (SD)47.89 (10.72)
Median (quartiles)51 (40–55)
Type of work* Administrative position97 (15.47)
Hospital ward530 (84.53)
Work system* One shift work [8 h]204 (32.54)
Shift work and night duty [12 h]423 (67.46)
More than one full-time job* No355 (56.62)
Yes272 (43.38)
Education level* Basic nursing education187 (29.83)
Bachelor165 (26.32)
MSc275 (43.86)
Participation in preventive, non-periodic, examinations* No454 (72.41)
Yes173 (27.59)
Smoking* No475 (75.76)
Yes152 (24.24)
Cigarettes [pcs/day]* Mean (SD)3.29 (6.9)
Median (quartiles)0 (0–0)
Range0–40
Prevalence of hypertension* I don’t have a problem with hypertension549 (87.56)
I am undergoing treatment, and regularly taking medications78 (12.44)
Salting dishes* Even without tasting it first161 (25.68)
When necessary374 (59.65)
Rarely87 (13.88)
Never5 (0.80)
Weight self-control * Every day25 (3.99)
Once a week85 (13.56)
Once every 2 weeks61 (9.73)
Once a month147 (23.44)
Less often125 (19.94)
Irregularly184 (29.35)
BMI [kg/m]* Mean (SD)27.03 (5.46)
Median (quartiles)26.4 (23.1–30.1)
Range17.4–55
WHRAndroid type377 (60.13)
Gynoid type250 (39.87)
SBP [mmHg]Mean (SD)123.89 (15.75)
Median (quartiles)122 (112–132)
Range96–193
DBP [mmHg]Mean (SD)75.97 (8.57)
Median (quartiles)76 (70–81)
Range56–108
Data presented as:
* – (%);
SD – standard deviation; BMI – body mass index; WHR – waist hip ratio; SBP – systolic blood pressure; DSB – diastolic blood pressure.

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