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June 2, 2010HypertensionOpen Access

Joint Associations of Physical Activity and Aerobic Fitness on the Development of Incident Hypertension

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Why the study?

Are physical activity and aerobic fitness independently associated with the incidence of hypertension in men and women?

Population

4618 men and women

Comparison

Physical activity and aerobic fitness vs Lower levels of physical activity and aerobic…

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

20 years

Authors

MCMercedes R. CarnethonGeneral / Preventive / LipidsNENatalie S EvansPennington Biomedical Research CenterTCTimothy S. ChurchGeneral / Preventive / Lipids

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Implication

Supports promoting fitness and activity for hypertension prevention; extends observational associations but leaves causality and intervention effects open.

Structured PICO

Are physical activity and aerobic fitness independently associated with the incidence of hypertension in men and women?

P
Population
4618 men and women
I
Intervention
Physical activity (self-reported) and aerobic fitness (estimated based on duration of a symptom-limited graded exercise treadmill test)
C
Comparator
Lower levels of physical activity and aerobic fitness
O
Outcome
Incident hypertension (systolic blood pressure ≥140 mm Hg, diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg, or antihypertensive medication use) over 20 years

Higher levels of both physical activity and aerobic fitness are independently associated with a lower 20-year risk of developing hypertension, with low fitness accounting for a substantial proportion of incidence.

Cite This Study

Carnethon et al. (2010) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6fb25ef44fa9f079dd2b92https://doi.org/10.1161/hypertensionaha.109.147603

Topics

Hypertension managementCoronary artery disease
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