尼日利亚伊巴丹的运输工人中高血压的决定因素:结构方程建模方法
Olajide Akinpeloye1,2, Akpa Onoja2,3, Abdulazeez Alabi1
1Department of Mathematics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA.
Cureus
|December 12, 2025
概括
高血压在尼日利亚运输工人中很普遍,影响了受访人口的三分之一. 关键的危险因素包括老年,肥胖和生活方式选择,如吸烟和饮酒,需要针对性的职场健康干预措施.
科学领域:
- 心血管健康 心血管健康
- 职业健康 职业健康 职业健康
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 高血压是心血管疾病 (CVD) 的一个主要风险因素.
- 运输工人面临着独特的健康风险,包括未经诊断的高血压,这可能导致严重的交通事故.
- 评估这群人群中高血压风险因素对于公共安全和健康至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估尼日利亚运输工人中各种风险因素和高血压之间的多维关系.
- 在这个职业群体中确定高血压的关键预测因素.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及尼日利亚伊巴丹682名运输工人的横截面研究.
- 使用WHO STEPwise仪器收集社会人口统计,生活方式和身体脂肪特征的数据.
- 分析包括描述性统计,千二测试和结构方程建模 (SEM).
主要成果:
- 高血压的总体患病率为33.3%,在老年人群 (45-64岁和≥65岁) 和已婚人群中患病率更高.
- 肥胖 (47.5%) 和异常的BMI显著与更高的高血压患病率有关.
- 年龄对高血压的影响最大 (β=0.214),其次是体脂分布 (0.114) 和生活方式因素 (-0.147).
结论:
- 高血压在尼日利亚运输工人中很常见,受社会人口统计学,生活方式和身体脂肪分布的影响.
- 年龄和中心肥胖是主要预测因素,强调了体重管理的重要性.
- 可修改的行为,如吸烟,酒精消费和身体不活动,大大增加了高血压风险,突出了工作场所健康计划的必要性.
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