Occupational lifting and risk of hypertension, stratified by use of anti-hypertensives and age - a cross-sectional and prospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Mette Korshøj (Author), Harald Hannerz (Author), Ruth Frikke-Schmidt (Author), Jacob L. Marott (Author), Peter Schnohr (Author), Els Clays (Author), Andreas Holtermann (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Heavy occupational lifting is prevalent in the general working population and is sparsely reported to associate with hypertension, especially among older and hypertensive workers. We investigated if heavy occupational lifting is associated with hypertension and blood pressure (BP...