“…There are few studies published thus far analyzing the distribution of systemic arterial hypertension among groups of Brazilian workers 1,2,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20 . The vast ma-jority consists of cross-sectional studies that report distribution of arterial pressure and HBP prevalence in circumscribed occupational groups.…”