Relationship of Physical Activity and Body Mass Index to the Risk of Hypertension: A Prospective Study in Finland

Hypertension

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-30

  Hu, Gang ^a,b   Barengo, Noël C ^c   Tuomilehto, Jaakko ^a,b   Lakka, Timo A ^c   Nissinen, Aulikki ^a   Jousilahti, Pekka ^a,b,d  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Body mass index; Exercise; Hypertension; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY MASS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0346788525     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.0000107400.72456.19     Document Type: Review

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