Higher daily life energy expenditure was associated with a significantly reduced risk of developing hypertension over 7 years (RR 0.54 for highest vs lowest quartile; P<0.001 for trend).
Cohort (n=2,548)
Effect estimate: RR 0.54
p-value: p=<.001 for trend
BACKGROUND: Although previous studies suggest that physical activity may reduce the risk of hypertension, the role of daily life activity in the development of hypertension remains unclear. METHODS: The study population included 2548 Japanese male office workers aged 35 to 59 years, who were without hypertension (systolic blood pressure SBP or =140 mm Hg and/or DBP > or =90 mm Hg or medication for hypertension) across quartiles of daily life energy expenditure (lowest to highest) were 1.00, 0.84, 0.75, and 0.54 (P<.001 for trend). Analyses by presence or absence of a risk factor demonstrated that the risk of hypertension was inversely related to daily life energy expenditure in men at either low or high risk of hypertension. Daily life energy expenditure was also associated with reduced risk of hypertension for subjects in all 3 categories of normotension: low normal, normal, and high normal. CONCLUSIONS: Increased daily life activity is effective for the prevention of hypertension, and this benefit applies to men at either low or high risk of hypertension.
Noriyuki Nakanishi (Mon,) conducted a cohort in Hypertension (n=2,548). Daily life energy expenditure (highest quartile) vs. Lowest quartile of daily life energy expenditure was evaluated on Development of hypertension (SBP ≥140 mm Hg and/or DBP ≥90 mm Hg or medication for hypertension) (RR 0.54, p=<.001 for trend). Higher daily life energy expenditure was associated with a significantly reduced risk of developing hypertension over 7 years (RR 0.54 for highest vs lowest quartile; P<0.001 for trend).