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September 19, 2025Open Access

Occupational Health Assessment of Hypertension Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors Among Sedentary and Active Workers in the Hohoe Municipality

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OKObed Woani KonutseFNForgive Awo NorvivorPPPrince N. Puplampu

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Overview

Cross-sectional study reveals higher hypertension prevalence in sedentary workers, highlighting risk factors.

Key Points

  • 34.4% of sedentary workers were found to be hypertensive, compared to 11.3% of non-sedentary workers.
  • Workers aged 40–59 years were 1.30 times more likely to have hypertension than those aged 18–39.
  • Being a traditionalist significantly increased hypertension likelihood among non-sedentary workers by 2.65 times.
  • The study utilized multivariable logistic regression to analyze data from 302 participants in Hohoe municipality.

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Konutse et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d437f0713b0b5dfea774c8https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-7624331/v1
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