RT - Journal Article T1 - Occupational exposure to a mixture of organic solvents and prevalence of hypertension in workers of a car manufacturing company JF - IOH YR - 2013 JO - IOH VO - 9 IS - 4 UR - http://ioh.iums.ac.ir/article-1-536-en.html SP - 80 EP - 88 K1 - Solvents K1 - Blood pressure K1 - Hypertension K1 - Occupational exposure AB -  Background and aim: Hypertension (HTN) is a common disease with various complications for health. A number of studies suggested that some organic solvents can affect blood pressure and usually workers in work environments expose to mixtures of solvents. We decided to survey the effects of a mixture of organic solvents on blood pressure in workers of a car manufacturing company.  Methods: In a cross-sectional study, systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP&DBP) of 179 workers of a car manufacturing plant was measured. Workers in the repair location as non-exposure group and workers in the paint location as exposure group were compared in terms of systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP&DBP) and prevalence of hypertension and pre - hypertension. Results: There were no statistically significant differences between groups in the variables, age, employment duration, smoking and other confounding factors (p LA eng UL http://ioh.iums.ac.ir/article-1-536-en.html M3 ER -