Why the study?
Are modifiable lifestyle behaviors associated with hypertension across different BMI categories in urban Chinese adults?
Population
26,438 randomly selected adults from Tianjin urban communities
Comparison
Modifiable lifestyle behaviors across various… vs Absence of these lifestyle behaviors
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May inform BMI-stratified risk counseling; leaves open causality and generalizability pending prospective studies.
Are modifiable lifestyle behaviors associated with hypertension across different BMI categories in urban Chinese adults?
Adherence to a healthy lifestyle, including avoiding smoking and drinking, and preventing overweight/obesity, is associated with a lower risk of hypertension.
Wang et al. (2012) studied this question.
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