Why the study?
Does vigorous spare time physical activity reduce all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in hypertensive men?
Population
642 healthy men born in 1914, including a subgroup of 173 men with hypertension, from Malmo, Sweden.
Comparison
Vigorous spare time physical activity vs Lack of vigorous spare time physical activity
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
25 years
Authors
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May support activity counseling in hypertensive men; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation.
Does vigorous spare time physical activity reduce all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in hypertensive men?
Vigorous physical activity is associated with a significant reduction in all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among hypertensive men over a 25-year follow-up.
Engström et al. (1999) studied this question.
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