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ArticleJournal of human hypertension2022

Usefulness of the corporate wellness projects in primary prevention at the population level: a study on the prevalence, awareness, and control of hypertension in the Ferrari company.

Alessandro Biffi, Giovanna Gallo, Fredrick Fernando, Felice Sirico, Maria Grazia Signorello, Michele Messina, Giorge Manole, Nicola Triglione, Massimo Volpe

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  2. Distribution of Cardiovascular Modifiable Risk Factors in a Corporate Wellness Program: A Case Study of Occupational Cardiology in the Ferrari Company.High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension · 2025
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  3. Risk Factors Control After an Acute Coronary Syndrome and Association with Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events: A Single Center Experience in Latin-America.High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension · 2023
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  4. Association of CYP2C19 Polymorphic Markers with Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Gas Industry Workers Undergoing Periodic Medical Examinations.High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension · 2023
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  5. World Hypertension Day 2021 in Italy: Results of a Nationwide Survey.High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension · 2022
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Alessandro Biffi *Med-Ex, Medicine & Exercise srl, Rome, Italy.
Giovanna Gallo *Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy. giovanna.gallo@uniroma1.it.ORCID 0000-0003-4845-117X
Fredrick FernandoMed-Ex, Medicine & Exercise srl, Rome, Italy.
Felice SiricoMed-Ex, Medicine & Exercise srl, Rome, Italy.
Maria Grazia SignorelloMed-Ex, Medicine & Exercise srl, Rome, Italy.
Michele MessinaMed-Ex, Medicine & Exercise srl, Rome, Italy.
Giorge ManoleMed-Ex, Medicine & Exercise srl, Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0807-9812
Nicola TriglioneMed-Ex, Medicine & Exercise srl, Rome, Italy.
Massimo VolpeDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9642-8380

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Abstract

The aim of our study was to evaluate the prevalence, awareness, and control of hypertension in an apparently healthy company population. We conducted a cross-sectional study on a total sample of 2058 individuals with a mean age of 38 ± 9 years, enrolled for the first time to the Ferrari corporate wellness program "Formula Benessere". Hypertension was defined as systolic blood pressure (SBP) level ≥140 mmHg or diastolic BP (DBP) ≥90 mmHg or use of antihypertensive medication, whereas BP control was defined as BP level <130/80 mmHg. All 2058 participants were divided into three groups based on age: Group 1 aged <40 years (n = 1177, 57%), Group 2 aged 40-50 years (n = 627, 30%), and Group 3 aged >50 years (n = 254, 13%). Four-hundred and one subjects had BP levels ≥130/80 mmHg (19.5%). Two-hundred and sixty-one individuals (12.7%) had high-normal BP values and 140 subjects had rest SBP ≥140 mmHg and/or DBP ≥90 mmHg (6,8%), of which 41 (29.3%) with grade 2 hypertension. In the overall population, 259 individuals (12.5%) were affected by hypertension, the prevalence increasing with age. Only a minority (51%) was aware of being hypertensive and already treated with antihypertensive medications (45.9%). An adequate BP control was achieved in only 57% of subjects who received BP-lowering therapy. Corporate wellness programs may represent an essential tool in identifying apparently healthy subjects with an inadequate control of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors, such as hypertension. These preventive programs in the workplace may help to improve and spread primary CV prevention at the population level.

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Antihypertensive AgentsHypertensionAdultCross-Sectional StudiesHumansMiddle AgedPrevalencePrimary PreventionAntihypertensive Agents

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