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ISSN - Electrónico: 2661-6947 / DOI: 10.36015 • LILACS BIREME (19784); LATINDEX (20666)
Introduction: The cardiovascular health condition and the degree of exposure to occupational stress that physicians working in a hospital of high complexity suffer are not yet known. Being the cardiovascular disease the main cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and hypertension, the leading risk factor, the objective of this study was assessing these variables. Methods: Using an internationally validated survey and applying the standard blood pressure measurement, we performed a cross-sectional study with 220 attending physicians working at hospital critical areas and outpatient clinics, in order to link variables like: age, sex, psychosocial factors, body mass index (BMI), smoking, violence and working time with arterial hypertension. Results: The prevalence of hypertension in the studied sample was 34.6%. A BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 was found in 56.9% of the attendings studied. Physical violence at work was reported by 22% of the surveyed physicians and psychosocial factors were mentioned by 34 % of the studied subjects, using the model of imbalance effort/ reward ERI. Discussion: Arterial hypertension had a direct relationship with a BMI ≥25 kg/m2, therefore, a preventive health strategy is needed to be implemented among physicians, whereas, the role of psychosocial risk factors and violence need to be established by further research.
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