[Interdisciplinary approach to evaluation of metabolic syndrome in locomotive crew workers].

The authors revealed features of metabolic syndrome diagnosis by means of various intradisciplinary criteria in locomotive crew workers. The locomotive crew workers, if compared to mounters, demonstrate 1.4 times more frequent excessive body weight, 1.

[Effect of psychosocial stress on the level of anxiety, depression and behavioral risk factors of cardiovascular diseases in men].

Aim: To elucidate peculiarities of risk factors (RF) of cardiovascular diseases and frequency of arterial hypertension (AH) at place of work in men with various level of psychosocial stress.

Material And Methods: We examined 224 men (and their assistants) aged 22-55 years. Examination included analysis of risk factors, assessment of psychoemotional status (self-assessment of psychosocial stress using Reeder Stress Inventory [RSI] and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale [HADS]), detection of AH at working place by "Mathematical calculation" stress test.

[Professional stress and development of stress-induced hypertension].

to elucidate rates of development of arterial hypertension (AH) at working place (wp), risk factors of cardiovascular diseases (CVD), anxiety depressive disorders in persons with professional stress. We carried out monitoring of arterial pressure during working hours and hours of rest, assessed risk factors of CVD development, and evaluated severity of symptoms of anxiety and depression using the Hamilton scale in 138 men (mean age 40.0+/-1.