Occupational Health Assessment of Hypertension Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors Among Sedentary and Active Workers in the Hohoe Municipality

Background Hypertension continues to be the leading cause of non-communicable disease deaths worldwide. The burden of hypertension was predicted to increase globally from around 0.9 billion in 2000 to 1.6 billion in 2025 in 2005. Also, it was anticipated that 1.4 billion people worldwide suffered from hypertension in 2010, and by 2025, that number is likely to significantly exceed 1.6 billion Objective This study sought to determine the prevalence and risk factors of hypertension among sedentary and non-sedentary workers in the Hohoe municipality. Method A descriptive cross-sectional study design was employed in this study. Kobo Collect was used to collect data among 151 bank employees and 151 police officers. Data collected from respondents exported into STATA v17 for cleaning and analysis. Descriptive and inferential statistics, including multivariable logistic regression, were specified for analyzing the data. A test of p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Result The study found that 34.4% of sedentary workers and 11.3% of non-sedentary workers were hypertensive. This indicates that hypertension is more prevalent among sedentary workers than among those engaged in non-sedentary occupations. Those aged 40–59 years were 1.30 times more likely to have hypertension compared to those aged 18–39 years. Among non-sedentary workers, being a traditionalist was associated with a 2.65 times higher likelihood of hypertension compared to Christians. There was no statistically significant difference in the proportions of hypertension between sedentary and non-sedentary workers. Conclusion Sedentary workers have a higher proportion of individuals with hypertension compared to non-sedentary workers. This highlights the detrimental effects of a sedentary lifestyle on cardiovascular health.