Publications by authors named "Vania N Aikawa"
Hypertension in employees of a University General Hospital.
Decio Mion Angela M G Pierin Alberto P Bambirra Jorge H Assunção Juliana M Monteiro Vânia N Aikawa Nádia E Aikawa
Rev Hosp Clin Fac Med Sao Paulo
December 2004
Purpose: To find out the prevalence of hypertension in employees of the Hospital and relate it to social demographic variables.
Methods: Blood pressure measurement was performed with a mercury sphygmomanometer, using an appropriate cuff size for arm circumference, weight, and height in a population sample of 864 individuals out of the 9,905 employees of a University General Hospital stratified by gender, age, and job position.
Results: Hypertension prevalence was 26% (62% of these reported being aware of their hypertension and 38% were unaware but had systolic/diastolic blood pressures of >140 and/or >90 mm Hg at the moment of the measurement).