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Besides individual characteristics\u2014being male, ageing, low schooling, alcohol abuse and higher BMI\u2014a workplace with no staff canteen (OR=1.28; 95%\u2009CI 1.08 to 1.52), small companies (OR=1.31; 95%\u2009CI 1.07 to 1.60) and living in cities with higher economic inequality (OR=1.47; 95%\u2009CI 1.23 to 1.76) were associated with a higher risk for hypertension.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Among Brazilian workers, the prevalence of hypertension is associated with individual risk factors, lack of a canteen at the workplace, small companies and higher economic inequalities of cities. 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