December 2, 2003Hypertension
Relationship of Physical Activity and Body Mass Index to the Risk of Hypertension: A Prospective Study in Finland
Why the study?
Does regular physical activity and body mass index affect the risk of incident drug-treated hypertension in adults without baseline cardiovascular disease?
Population
17,441 Finnish adults aged 25 to 64 years without a history of antihypertensive drug use, coronary heart…
Comparison
Moderate and high physical activity; body mass… vs Light physical activity; body mass index <25
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
mean 11 years
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Supports activity counseling to lower hypertension risk; hypothesis-generating and leaves causality open for RCTs.
Structured PICO
Does regular physical activity and body mass index affect the risk of incident drug-treated hypertension in adults without baseline cardiovascular disease?
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Population
17,441 Finnish adults (8,302 men and 9,139 women) aged 25 to 64 years without a history of antihypertensive drug use, coronary heart disease, stroke, and heart failure at baseline.
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Intervention
Moderate and high physical activity; body mass index 25 to 29.9, and ≥30
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Comparator
Light physical activity; body mass index <25
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Outcome
Incident cases of drug-treated hypertension
Regular physical activity is associated with a reduced risk of incident hypertension in both men and women, independent of body mass index.
Cite This Study
Hu et al. (2003) studied this question.