Relationship between workers’ lifestyles and high blood pressure unawareness
Abstract Background: Lack of awareness of hypertension is a major deterrent to the prevention of complications arising from this condition. Objective: This study aimed to identify the lifestyle characteristics associated with a higher prevalence of high blood pressure (HBP) unawareness in a popula...
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| author | Tamyres Araújo Andrade Donato Renata da Silva Gomes Márcio Galvão Oliveira Danielle Souto de Medeiros Daniela Arruda Soares José Andrade Louzado Kelle Oliveira Silva Matheus Lopes Cortes Sóstenes Mistro Welma Wildes Amorim Clavdia Nicolaevna Kochergin Vanessa Moraes Bezerra |
| author_facet | Tamyres Araújo Andrade Donato Renata da Silva Gomes Márcio Galvão Oliveira Danielle Souto de Medeiros Daniela Arruda Soares José Andrade Louzado Kelle Oliveira Silva Matheus Lopes Cortes Sóstenes Mistro Welma Wildes Amorim Clavdia Nicolaevna Kochergin Vanessa Moraes Bezerra |
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| description | Abstract Background: Lack of awareness of hypertension is a major deterrent to the prevention of complications arising from this condition. Objective: This study aimed to identify the lifestyle characteristics associated with a higher prevalence of high blood pressure (HBP) unawareness in a population of workers. Method: A sample of 339 hypertensive workers or having HBP was used. Unawareness of HBP was defined as: systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg and/or using antihypertensive drugs and without a previous diagnosis of hypertension. The main explanatory variables under consideration were physical activity, body mass index, and unhealthy eating habits. Poisson regression with robust variance was used in the adjusted models. Results: The prevalence of HBP unawareness was 63.4% (95% confidence interval — 95%CI 58.1–68.4), and it was higher among workers with three or more unhealthy eating habits (prevalence ratio — PR 1.30) and physically active workers (PR 1.21). HBP unawareness was less common among overweight and obese individuals (PR 0.81). Unhealthy habits and behaviors can contribute to a higher prevalence of HBP in workers. Conclusion: Awareness programs should be undertaken at the workplace to facilitate a healthier environment that allows improved management of the disease, with the potential to reduce the economic burden on the health care system. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-94f054835f9d446b92c8fac0b6c52edb2025-08-20T03:47:16ZengInstituto de Estudos em Saúde Coletiva da Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroCadernos de Saúde Coletiva1414-462X2025-08-0133210.1590/1414-462x202533020146Relationship between workers’ lifestyles and high blood pressure unawarenessTamyres Araújo Andrade Donatohttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0930-1101Renata da Silva Gomeshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4930-0472Márcio Galvão Oliveirahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5281-7889Danielle Souto de Medeiroshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2480-8990Daniela Arruda Soareshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4801-1011José Andrade Louzadohttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4446-7051Kelle Oliveira Silvahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2041-1088Matheus Lopes Corteshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7804-7787Sóstenes Mistrohttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5840-820XWelma Wildes Amorimhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6964-892XClavdia Nicolaevna Kocherginhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3272-3030Vanessa Moraes Bezerrahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5333-2875Abstract Background: Lack of awareness of hypertension is a major deterrent to the prevention of complications arising from this condition. Objective: This study aimed to identify the lifestyle characteristics associated with a higher prevalence of high blood pressure (HBP) unawareness in a population of workers. Method: A sample of 339 hypertensive workers or having HBP was used. Unawareness of HBP was defined as: systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg and/or using antihypertensive drugs and without a previous diagnosis of hypertension. The main explanatory variables under consideration were physical activity, body mass index, and unhealthy eating habits. Poisson regression with robust variance was used in the adjusted models. Results: The prevalence of HBP unawareness was 63.4% (95% confidence interval — 95%CI 58.1–68.4), and it was higher among workers with three or more unhealthy eating habits (prevalence ratio — PR 1.30) and physically active workers (PR 1.21). HBP unawareness was less common among overweight and obese individuals (PR 0.81). Unhealthy habits and behaviors can contribute to a higher prevalence of HBP in workers. Conclusion: Awareness programs should be undertaken at the workplace to facilitate a healthier environment that allows improved management of the disease, with the potential to reduce the economic burden on the health care system.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1414-462X2025000200212&lng=en&tlng=enhypertensionknowledgeworkerepidemiological studiesprevalence |
| spellingShingle | Tamyres Araújo Andrade Donato Renata da Silva Gomes Márcio Galvão Oliveira Danielle Souto de Medeiros Daniela Arruda Soares José Andrade Louzado Kelle Oliveira Silva Matheus Lopes Cortes Sóstenes Mistro Welma Wildes Amorim Clavdia Nicolaevna Kochergin Vanessa Moraes Bezerra Relationship between workers’ lifestyles and high blood pressure unawareness Cadernos de Saúde Coletiva hypertension knowledge worker epidemiological studies prevalence |
| title | Relationship between workers’ lifestyles and high blood pressure unawareness |
| title_full | Relationship between workers’ lifestyles and high blood pressure unawareness |
| title_fullStr | Relationship between workers’ lifestyles and high blood pressure unawareness |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relationship between workers’ lifestyles and high blood pressure unawareness |
| title_short | Relationship between workers’ lifestyles and high blood pressure unawareness |
| title_sort | relationship between workers lifestyles and high blood pressure unawareness |
| topic | hypertension knowledge worker epidemiological studies prevalence |
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