“…In line with the literature 1,8,9,37 , the following covariables were considered: age (continuous, in years), sex, schooling (incomplete secondary education, complete secondary education, and higher education), family history of hypertension (yes/no), research center, and body mass index (BMI) (< 25kg/ m² and ≥ 25kg/m²). All covariables were collected by interview 32 , except BMI (weight measured in kg divided by the square of the height measured in meters) 38 .…”