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All firefighters in the pre-hypertension and hypertension range and\/or using antihypertensive medication were considered as having BP above normal, and the association of this outcome with sociodemographic, occupational, lifestyle, and health status variables was analysed by a logistic regression model.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We found that 45.6% of firefighters presented elevated BP levels. A higher chance of elevated BP was observed for firefighters with high school (1.5; 95%\u2009confidence interval (CI) 1.02 to 2.19) and postgraduate (1.54; 95%\u2009CI 1.03 to 2.30) educational levels, those self-declared as black (1.98; 95%\u2009CI 1.03 to 3.78), those working in countryside cities (ie, locations outside the metropolitan circuit; 2.32; 95%\u2009CI 1.14 to 4.71), and those with hypertriglyceridemia (1.92; 95% CI 1.19 to 3.11), hyperglycaemia (1.5; 95%\u2009CI 1.01 to 2.22), and central obesity (2.34; 95%\u2009CI 1.47 to 3.70).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We found an association between elevated BP and personal, occupational, and cardiovascular risk factors. 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