Title: Effects of high altitude and stationed duration on blood pressure in male soldiers in Qinghai-Tibetan plateau
Abstract:Objective To investigate the effects of high altitude and stationed duration on blood pressure in male soldiers in Qinghai-Tibetan plateau.Methods Blood pressure of 428 male soldiers with 2,5,8 years ...Objective To investigate the effects of high altitude and stationed duration on blood pressure in male soldiers in Qinghai-Tibetan plateau.Methods Blood pressure of 428 male soldiers with 2,5,8 years stationed in 6 spots on Qinghai-Tibetan plateau from 3 500 meters to 4 857 meters were measured.According to three different altitudes,the subjects were involved in 3 500-4 000 meters,139 people,average age(23.0±3.6) years old;4 001-4 499 meters,133 people,average age(23.6±3.9)years old;≥4 500 meters,156 people,average age(22.5±2.6) years old.Blood pressure,prevalence of high altitude hypotension and hypertension were compared.Results Compared with 3 500-4 000 meters,the prevalence of high altitude hypertension significantly increased in the groups with altitude from 4 001-4 499 meters and above 4 500 meters(18.8% vs 15.4% vs 7.9%,both P0.05),and compared with 4 001-4 499 meters,the prevalence of high altitude hypotension significantly increased in the group with altitude above 4 500 meters(16.0% vs 5.8%,P0.05).Compared with the groups whose durations were up to 2,8 years,the prevalence of high altitude hypertension significantly increased in the group with the duration of 5 years(8.6%,12.6% vs 24.4%,both P0.05).Meanwhile,compared with the group whose duration was up to 2 years,the prevalence of high altitude hypotension significantly increased in the group with duration of 5 years(18.7% vs 6.7%,P0.05).Conclusion High altitude and stationed duration of 5 years are important factors to high altitude hypotension and hypertension with male soldiers,the male soldiers with those factors are the focus of people to prevent and control high altitude hypotension and hypertension in Qinghai-Tibetan plateau.Read More
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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