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Association of workplace and population characteristics with prevalence of hypertension among Brazilian industry workers: a multilevel analysis.

Daniele B VinholesSérgio L BassanesiHilton de Castro Chaves JuniorCarlos Alberto MachadoIone M F MeloFlavio Danni FuchsSandra Costa Fuchs
Published in: BMJ open (2017)
Among Brazilian workers, the prevalence of hypertension is associated with individual risk factors, lack of a canteen at the workplace, small companies and higher economic inequalities of cities. These three-level characteristics help to interpret differences in the prevalence of hypertension between regions or countries.
Keyphrases
  • risk factors
  • blood pressure