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

• Autor(a) principal: Vinholes, Daniele B.
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Bassanesi, Sergio L., Chaves Junior, Hilton de Castro, Machado, Carlos Alberto [UNIFESP], Melo, Ione M. F., Fuchs, Flavio Danni, Fuchs, Sandra Costa
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP
• dARK ID: ark:/48912/0013000015r17
• DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015755
• Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015755; http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/51408

Background Exposure to risk factors for hypertension may be influenced by the characteristics of the workplace, where workers spend most of their daily time. Objectives To evaluate the association between features of the companies, particularly the presence of facilities to provide meals, and of population characteristics and the prevalence of hypertension, taking into account individual risk factors for hypertension. Material and methods This multilevel analysis was based on a cross-sectional study with individual and company data from the SESI (Servico Social da Industria-Social Service of Industries) study and population-based data from the national census statistics. Workers aged >= 15 years were randomly selected from small (20-99), medium (100-499) and large (>= 500 employees) companies per state using multistage sampling. Logistic regression was used to analyse the association between hypertension and individual, workplace and population variables, with odds ratios (ORs