title: Accumulation of Domain-Specific Physical Inactivity and Presence of Hypertension in Brazilian Public Healthcare System.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Hypertension is one of the most common noncommunicable diseases worldwide, and physical inactivity is a risk factor predisposing to its occurrence and complications. However, it is still unclear the association between physical inactivity domains and hypertension, especially in public healthcare systems. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the association between physical inactivity aggregation in different domains and prevalence of hypertension among users of Brazilian public health system.
  
  
  METHODS
  963 participants composed the sample. Subjects were divided into quartiles groups according to 3 different domains of physical activity (occupational; physical exercises; and leisure-time and transportation). Hypertension was based on physician diagnosis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Physical inactivity in occupational domain was significantly associated with higher prevalence of hypertension (OR = 1.52 [1.05 to 2.21]). The same pattern occurred for physical inactivity in leisure-time (OR = 1.63 [1.11 to 2.39]) and aggregation of physical inactivity in 3 domains (OR = 2.46 [1.14 to 5.32]). However, the multivariate-adjusted model showed significant association between hypertension and physical inactivity in 3 domains (OR = 2.57 [1.14 to 5.79]).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results suggest an unequal prevalence of hypertension according to physical inactivity across different domains and increasing the promotion of physical activity in the healthcare system is needed.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Bruna Camilo
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Turi
authors.forename: Jamile S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Codogno
authors.forename: Romulo A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Xuemei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Sui
authors.forename: Carl J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lavie
authors.forename: Steven N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Blair
authors.forename: Henrique Luiz
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Monteiro
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D012931:Social Environment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic