Why the study?
Police and military personnel are at risk of hypertension due to factors such as poor nutritional knowledge, smoking peers, and alcohol use, but synthesized global evidence was needed.
Are overweight, alcohol consumption, and cigarette consumption associated with an increased risk of hypertension in police and military personnel?
Are overweight, alcohol consumption, and cigarette consumption associated with an increased risk of hypertension in police and military personnel?
Overweight, alcohol consumption, and tobacco use are significant risk factors for hypertension among police and military personnel.
Supports targeted prevention efforts in police and military personnel; extends meta-analytic evidence on hypertension risks to this occupational group.
Background: Increased blood pressure for a long time can increase the risk of kidney failure, coronary heart disease, brain damage, and other diseases. In 2019, it is estimated that hypertension is experienced by 1.13 billion people in the world with most (two thirds) living in low and middle income countries. Other study also shows that the police and military are at risk of developing hypertension due to a number of factors such as low knowledge about healthy and nutritious food, co-workers who are smokers, and consuming alcohol. This study aimed to analyze the risk factors for hypertension in the police and military in the world using meta analysis. Subjects and Method: This was a meta-analysis and systematic review. The articles used were obtained from Google Scholar, Springer Link, ProQuest, and Science Direct databases. Selected articles published from 2000 to 2020. Keywords to search for articles are as follows: hypertension police personnel and military, or hypertension police personnel and military. The articles studied are 3 full text articles with cross sectional stu-dy designs and 1 full text articles with case control study design. Articles are collected using PRI-SMA diagrams, and analyzed using the Review Manager application 5.3. Results: Overweight (aOR= 1.42; 95% CI = 1.01 to 2.00; p= 0.04), alcohol consumption (aOR= 1.-55; 95% CI= 1.12 to 2.12; p= 0.007), cigarette consumption (aOR= 1.45 ; 95% CI= 1.06 to 1.97; p= 0.020) is a risk factor for hypertension in the police and military.
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