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OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between exaggerated hypertensive response to exercise (EHRE), mobile phone screen time and daily physical activity levels, with a focus on potential lifestyle-related factors that contribute to cardiovascular risk. METHODS: = 52). Participants underwent a standardised treadmill exercise test to identify EHRE. Objective data on daily mobile phone screen time and step counts were collected directly from the smartphones' native tracking applications. RESULTS: < .001). CONCLUSION: Increased mobile phone screen time and reduced physical activity levels were significantly associated with EHRE, suggesting that these factors are relevant as modifiable behavioural risk factors. These findings support the integration of digital behavioural metrics into preventive cardiovascular risk management strategies.
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