Physical activity and hypertension: Evidence of cross-sectional studies, cohort studies and meta-analysis

Current Hypertension Reviews

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 255-263

  Barengo, Noël C ^a,b   Hu, Gang ^c   Tuomilehto, Jaakko ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d SOUTH OSTROBOTHNIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Commuting; Hypertension; Leisure time; Occupational physical activity

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; PROSTAGLANDIN E; RENIN;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY MASS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; JOB PERFORMANCE; META ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 36949038933     PISSN: 15734021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157340207782403890     Document Type: Review

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