Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi öğrenci ve personelinde sigara içme dağılımı ile kan basıncı arasındaki ilişki

Abstract

This -work during which the prevalence of smoking among the students and personnel of the Cumhuriyet Univer sity and its effect on the blood pressure have been investigated covers 500 undergraduate students studying medicine, basic and social sciences and at the School of Professional Education and 450 academic, administrative and service personnel. In the student group, the number of smokers (43 %) was found to be significantly less than that of non-smokers (57 %). From the point-of-wiew of blood pressure values, the reason why no difference was observed between the smokers and non-smokers has been attributed to the students' being young (18-25 years of age), a short history of smoking habit (4 years) and fewer number of cigarettes smoked (13 cigarettes/day). As for the personnel group, the number of smokers was more than that of non-smokers. Although the mean values of the systolic and diastolic blood pressure increased by 2-5 mmHg in smokers in contrast to those of non-smokers, the difference was not considered to be significant statistically. Likewise, when the student smokers were compared with the personnel smokers, an35 insignificant difference of 2-3 mmHg was observed in the case of the personnel. These little differences have been attributed to the older age (25-45 years of age) of the personnel group, their history of smoking habit (11 years) and a greater number of cigarettes smoked (17 cigarettes/day). In addition, it has also been established that the smoking habit in both groups ^as significantly more preva lent among men in comparison to that among -women and this habit started in young ages due to imitation, stress and influence of friends.

This -work during which the prevalence of smoking among the students and personnel of the Cumhuriyet Univer sity and its effect on the blood pressure have been investigated covers 500 undergraduate students studying medicine, basic and social sciences and at the School of Professional Education and 450 academic, administrative and service personnel. In the student group, the number of smokers (43 %) was found to be significantly less than that of non-smokers (57 %). From the point-of-wiew of blood pressure values, the reason why no difference was observed between the smokers and non-smokers has been attributed to the students' being young (18-25 years of age), a short history of smoking habit (4 years) and fewer number of cigarettes smoked (13 cigarettes/day). As for the personnel group, the number of smokers was more than that of non-smokers. Although the mean values of the systolic and diastolic blood pressure increased by 2-5 mmHg in smokers in contrast to those of non-smokers, the difference was not considered to be significant statistically. Likewise, when the student smokers were compared with the personnel smokers, an35 insignificant difference of 2-3 mmHg was observed in the case of the personnel. These little differences have been attributed to the older age (25-45 years of age) of the personnel group, their history of smoking habit (11 years) and a greater number of cigarettes smoked (17 cigarettes/day). In addition, it has also been established that the smoking habit in both groups ^as significantly more preva lent among men in comparison to that among -women and this habit started in young ages due to imitation, stress and influence of friends.