Research Article

Multilevel Analysis of 24-Hour Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, and Associated Factors among Police Officers in Hanoi, Vietnam

Table 1

General characteristics of respondents (n= 244).

Total
(n = 244)
Traffic police officer
(n= 96)
Office-based policemen
(n = 61)
Firefighter
(n = 87)

Age, median (IQR)24.0 (21.0 - 29.0)25.0(21.0- 28.0)37.0 (28.0- 46.0)20.0 (19.0- 21.0)

Gender, n (%)

 Male222 (91.0)90 (93.8)47 (77.1)85 (97.7)

 Female22 (9.0)6 (6.2)14 (22.9)2 (2.3)

Height, mean (SD)169.3 (5.1)170.3 (4.8)166.6 (4.8)170.1 (4.9)

Weight, median (IQR)63.0 (58.0 – 68.5)64.0 (60.0- 70.0)65.0 (60.0 - 70.0)60.5 (57.0- 65.0)

BMI, mean (SD)22.0 (2.3)23.2 (2.5)22.2 (2.3)21.1 (1.7)

History of blood pressure

No240 (98.4)60 (98.6)93 (96.9)87 (100.0)

Yes4 (1.6)1 (1.6)3 (3.1)0

Smoke, n (%)

 Daily23 (9.4)19 (19.8)3 (4.9)1 (1.2)

Usually3 (1.2)3 (3.1)00

 Sometimes19 (7.8)14 (14.6)5 (8.2)0

 Rarely10 (4.1)1 (1.0)8 (13.1)1 (1.2)

 None189 (77.5)59 (61.5)45 (73.8)85 (97.6)

Drinking, n (%)

 Daily7 (2.9)3 (3.1)4 (6.6)0

Usually5 (2.1)2 (2.1)3 (4.9)0

 Sometimes141 (57.8)65 (67.7)25 (41.0)51 (58.6)

 Rarely54 (22.1)11 (11.5)16 (26.2)27 (31.0)

 None37 (15.2)15 (15.6)13 (21.2)9 (10.4)

Coffee, n (%)

 Daily7 (2.9)5 (2.1)2 (3.3)0

 Usually7 (2.9)3 (3.1)2 (3.3)2 (2.3)

 Sometimes88 (36.1)42 (43.8)14 (22.9)32 (36.8)

 Rarely68 (27.9)11 (11.5)20 (32.8)37 (42.5)

 None74 (30.3)35 (36.5)23 (37.7)16 (18.4)

Job Stress, n (%)

 Daily5 (2.1)5 (5.2)00

 Usually10 (4.1)01 (1.6)9 (10.3)

 Sometimes90 (36.9)26 (27.1)11 (18.0)53 (60.9)

 Rarely46 (18.8)18 (18.7)14 (23.0)14 916.1)

 None93 (38.1)47 (49.0)35 (57.4)11 (12.6)

Family Stress, n (%)

 Daily 40000

 Usually2 (0.8)01 (1.6)1 (1.2)

 Sometimes 225 (10.2)06 (9.8)19 (21.8)

 Rarely 157 (23.4)9 (9.4)9 (14.8)39 (44.8)

None 0160 (65.6)87 (90.6)45 (73.8)28 (32.2)

Risk, median (IQR)6.0 (4.0 – 8.0)7.0 (6.0 – 9.0)4.0 (2.0 – 5.0)7.0 (5.0 – 8.0)