title: Prevalence, management, and control of hypertension among US workers: does occupation matter?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The role of occupation in the management of cardiovascular risk factors including hypertension is not well known.
  
  
  METHODS
  We analyzed the 1999-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data of 6928 workers aged 20 years or older from 40 occupational groups. Hypertension was defined as measured blood pressure of 140/90 mm Hg or greater or self-reported use of antihypertensive medication, treatment as use of antihypertensive medication, awareness as ever being told by a doctor about having hypertension, and control as having blood pressure of less than 140/90 mm Hg among treated participants.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Protective service workers ranked among the lowest in awareness (50.6%), treatment (79.3%), and control (47.7%) and had lower odds of hypertension control and treatment compared with executive/administrative/managerial workers, adjusting for sociodemographic, body-weight, smoking, and alcohol.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Protective service workers may benefit the most from worksite hypertension management programs.
authors.affiliation: Division of Public Health Systems and Workforce Development, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. epdavila@ucsd.edu
authors.forename: Evelyn P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Davila
authors.forename: Elena V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Kuklina
authors.forename: Amy L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Valderrama
authors.forename: Paula W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Italia
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rolle
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nsubuga
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009790:Occupations; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology