Association of Blood Pressure with Lifestyle Factors Other Than Sodium Restriction among Japanese Men with Non-Hypertensive Blood Pressure Levels: A Cross Sectional Study

Objectives: The aim of this study is to evaluate the association of lifestyle factors, other than sodium restriction, with blood pressure (BP) levels among middle-aged and elderly men with non-hypertensive BP levels. Low-sodium diets are a common approach to prevent hypertension. It has also been well-known that some lifestyles are associated with hypertension. Additionally, it is effective to address prevention starting from the normal stage to prevent the development of hypertension. However, there are a few studies which have presented the association of BP with combined lifestyles among relatively healthy men. Therefore, an investigation of how a combination of various lifestyles such as sleep duration, habitual exercise, routine drinking, daily breakfast, and dinner timing may provide benefit to individuals with non-hypertensive BP levels.