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en The prevalence of hypertension and its associated risk factors among industrial workers in Iran The Prevalence of Hypertension and Its Associated Risk Factors among Industrial Workers in Iran عمومى General پژوهشي Research <div style="text-align: left;"> Background: hypertension is one of the most dangerous chronic diseases, and it is always considered one of the lifelong causes of mortalities and disabilities all over the world. Methods: In this research, 3147 files of periodic examinations in 1397 of various industries located in Iranian Kaveh Industrial Zone were examined. the principal object of the cross-sectional study was to elucidate the prevalence of high blood pressure in a massive number of people who work in one of the most significant Iranian industrial zones and to predict the exact proportion of demographic factors like income, work experience, age, sex, BMI, etc., in determining blood pressure and to elucidate whether these variables make the people vulnerable to such a devastating disease. Results: According to this research, around 5% of the population in the investigation were hypertensive. The results showed that there is a significant relationship between HTN type demographic characteristics (p< 0.001). Fisher test showed a significant relationship between age and HTN (p< 0.001). Also, the lowest percentage of accidents is in workers with 25-30 years of experience. The results of the Chi-square test showed no significant relationship between hypertension and Marital status and sex. Linear regression analysis showed that the factors identified in this study, 23.3% predict blood pressure (r: 0.233) and BMI factor most predictive variable (B = 0.148) among the variables. Conclusions: The result suggests it should be considered the dramatic role of predictive factors and bringing out the new strategy to deal with HTN in the industrial workplace in order to improve health level in workers as they work and spend a lot of time in the factories. </div> Background: Hypertension (HTN) is one of the most dangerous chronic diseases, and it is always considered one of the most common causes of mortality and disability all over the world. Methods: In this research, 3147 files of periodic examinations were studied. They were from various industries located in Iranian Kaveh Industrial Zone in 2018. The principal aim of this cross-sectional study was to elucidate the prevalence of HTN on a great number of people working in this industrial zone. The plan was to predict the exact effect of demographic factors, such as income, work experience, age, sex, BMI, etc. on blood pressure and, elucidate whether these variables make people vulnerable to HTN. Results: According to this research, around 5% of the subjects were hypertensive. Results showed that there was a significant relationship between HTN demographic characteristics (p< 0.001). Fisher test demonstrated a significant relationship between age and HTN (p< 0.001). The lowest percentage of accidents belongs to workers with 25-30 years of experience. Chi-square test showed no significant relationship between hypertension, and marital status and sex. Based on linear regression analysis, it was shown that the factors identified in this study, 23.3% predict HTN (r: 0.233). Moreover, BMI factor is the most important predictive variable (B=0.148) among the variables. Conclusions: Dramatic role of predictive factors and bringing out the new strategy to deal with HTN in the industrial workplace should be seriously considered. It will improve health level of workers as they spend a lot of time in factories. High blood pressure, Hypertension, Workplace, Demographic Factors, Occupational diseases Health Level of Worker, Hypertension, Occupational Diseases 1340 1350 http://aoh.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-273-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Amir-Hossein Bayat امیرحسین بیات No Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Saveh University of Medical Sciences, Saveh, Iran دانشکده علوم پزشکی ساوه Madelleine Pownall Madelleine Pownall No School of Psychology University of Leeds, Leeds, UK Mohsen Falahati محسن فلاحتی falahati.mohsen64@gmail.com Yes Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Saveh University of Medical Sciences, Saveh, Iran دانشکده علوم پزشکی ساوه