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
1ABCDEF*, Edyta Łuszczki 1E, Marta Pieczonka2B, Justyna Nowak3E, Łukasz Oleksy 4CG, Artur Stolarczyk 5G, Anna Lewandowska6B, Agnieszka Dymek 7B
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.945148
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e945148
Table 1 General characteristics of the study group (n=627).
| Parameter | Total (n=627)n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex* | Female | 575 (91.71) |
| Male | 52 (8.29) | |
| Age [years] | Mean (SD) | 47.89 (10.72) |
| Median (quartiles) | 51 (40–55) | |
| Type of work* | Administrative position | 97 (15.47) |
| Hospital ward | 530 (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* | No | 355 (56.62) |
| Yes | 272 (43.38) | |
| Education level* | Basic nursing education | 187 (29.83) |
| Bachelor | 165 (26.32) | |
| MSc | 275 (43.86) | |
| Participation in preventive, non-periodic, examinations* | No | 454 (72.41) |
| Yes | 173 (27.59) | |
| Smoking* | No | 475 (75.76) |
| Yes | 152 (24.24) | |
| Cigarettes [pcs/day]* | Mean (SD) | 3.29 (6.9) |
| Median (quartiles) | 0 (0–0) | |
| Range | 0–40 | |
| Prevalence of hypertension* | I don’t have a problem with hypertension | 549 (87.56) |
| I am undergoing treatment, and regularly taking medications | 78 (12.44) | |
| Salting dishes* | Even without tasting it first | 161 (25.68) |
| When necessary | 374 (59.65) | |
| Rarely | 87 (13.88) | |
| Never | 5 (0.80) | |
| Weight self-control * | Every day | 25 (3.99) |
| Once a week | 85 (13.56) | |
| Once every 2 weeks | 61 (9.73) | |
| Once a month | 147 (23.44) | |
| Less often | 125 (19.94) | |
| Irregularly | 184 (29.35) | |
| BMI [kg/m]* | Mean (SD) | 27.03 (5.46) |
| Median (quartiles) | 26.4 (23.1–30.1) | |
| Range | 17.4–55 | |
| WHR | Android type | 377 (60.13) |
| Gynoid type | 250 (39.87) | |
| SBP [mmHg] | Mean (SD) | 123.89 (15.75) |
| Median (quartiles) | 122 (112–132) | |
| Range | 96–193 | |
| DBP [mmHg] | Mean (SD) | 75.97 (8.57) |
| Median (quartiles) | 76 (70–81) | |
| Range | 56–108 | |
| Data presented as: * – (%); SD – standard deviation; BMI – body mass index; WHR – waist hip ratio; SBP – systolic blood pressure; DSB – diastolic blood pressure. | ||