State of anxiety and other risk factors for arterial hypertension in police employees

The authors studied the incidence of common and professional risk factors of arterial hypertension (AH) in police employees serving in the Khabarovsk region. The study involved 416 men aged 20 to 50 years, 340 of whom had various degrees of arterial hypertension. Control group comprised 76 men with normal blood pressure. Obesity, heredity, smoking, frequent 24-hour duty shifts (more often than twice a week), serving period in police exceeding 10 years, moderate to high situational and personal anxiety, belonging to the 3-4 th professional groups, lack of physical activity, regular alcohol intake as well as sitting at the computer for the greater part of the working day were found to be the most important AH risk factors. The present analysis can be useful in elaborating preventive measures in employees of AH high risk group.