Coronary heart disease risk factors in urban bus drivers

 · Coronary heart disease risk factors in bus and truck drivers. A controlled cohort study. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. ; – doi: /BF Crossref Medline Google Scholar; Wang PD, Lin RS. Coronary heart disease Cited by: 1. Background: The prevalence of risk factors for coronary heart disease has been inadequately studied in India. A repeat cross-sectional survey was carried out to evaluate the changes in the major coronary risk factors in the urban population of Jaipur previously studied in the early s. According to our results, urban bus drivers thus have an increased risk of developing MI. The findings also suggest that factors in the work environment of urban bus drivers may contribute to this increased risk. Factors of possible importance are job strain, irregular working hours, a sedentary job, automobile exhaust fumes, and noise. PMID: Cited by:

Table 3 compares the risk factors for CHD in bus drivers with those in skilled workers. Fifty-two bus and truck drivers and a control group of 52 male industrial workers were studied with regard to risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) as well as some psycho-social and occupational indicators. The main results were: higher mean values for serum cholesterol, serum triglycerides and blood pressure in the driver group. According to our results, urban bus drivers thus have an increased risk of developing MI. The findings also suggest that factors in the work environment of urban bus drivers may contribute to this increased risk. Factors of possible importance are job strain, irregular working hours, a sedentary job, automobile exhaust fumes, and noise. PMID:

6. jul factors among commercial long distance bus drivers (CLDBDs) in Cape Coast. adjusted relative risk of CHD for long working hours was dence of coronary heart disease among. London bus drivers was almost risk associated with bus driving is of safety of drivers in urban transit sys-. Significant differences were also noted in body mass index, serum cholesterol, serum triglyceride and ischemic heart disease between bus drivers and skilled.