December 1, 2000American Journal of Hypertension

Effect of blood pressure and physical activity on carotid artery intima-media thickness in stage 1 hypertensives and controls

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Why the study?

Does physical activity affect carotid intima-media thickness in stage 1 hypertensives and normotensive controls?

Population

124 subjects, comprising 97 never-treated stage 1 hypertensive patients and 27 normotensive volunteers.

Comparison

Physical activity vs Sedentary lifestyle

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

ECEdoardo CasigliaGeneral Cardiology PPPaolo PalatiniUniversity of Padua SRSantina Da RosHospital Madre Teresa

Discussion

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Implication

Supports adjustment for physical activity in carotid imaging studies; leaves open independent effects on intima-media thickness.

Structured PICO

Does physical activity affect carotid intima-media thickness in stage 1 hypertensives and normotensive controls?

Population

124 subjects, comprising 97 never-treated stage 1 hypertensive patients (aged 18 to 45 years, systolic blood pressure 140 to 159 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure 90 to 99 mm Hg) and 27 normotensive volunteers (aged 30 +/- 9 years).

Intervention

Physical activity (scored based on physical or sports activity)

Comparator

Sedentary lifestyle

Outcome

Mean (m-IMT) and maximal (M-IMT) carotid intima-media thickness measured at end-diastole in the far wall common carotid artery, bulb, and internal carotid arterysurrogate

Physical activity is an early independent predictor of increased carotid wall thickness and acts cumulatively with hypertension, suggesting it should be accounted for as a confounder in vascular imaging studies.

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Casiglia et al. (2000) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7d8ac1286d888403cda113 https://doi.org/10.1016/s0895-7061(00)01211-5

Topics

Hypertension management

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Effect of blood pressure and physical activity on carotid artery intima-media thickness in stage 1 hypertensives and controls

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Effect of blood pressure and physical activity on carotid artery intima-media thickness in stage 1 hypertensives and controls

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

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