Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Background: Heavy physical activities could be affected the cardiovascular systems and might be caused cardiovascular disorders. Objective of this study was the effects of heavy manual work on cardiovascular disorders. Methods: It was a review study and was done by research in text and related articles; metabolic equivalent tasks (METs), cardiovascular disorders assessed. Data were analyzed with SPSS 16, t-test, ANOVA and Chi-2 were calculated with considering P<0.05 as significant level. Relative risks were calculated with confidence interval 95%. Results: Arrhythmia, varicose veins, unstable angina and stable angina were the most in heavy workers. Relative risks were the most in heavy physical activities for arrhythmia and relative risk of varicose veins. Conclusions: Heavy physical activities could be caused arrhythmia and varicose veins and may be related to unstable angina and stable angina too. Prevention and suitable exercises should be useful in this situation.
Author: Seyedeh Negar Assadi
Language: English
Topic: Physical Activity and Health
Subfield: Physiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4409445363