ArticleJournal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)2020
Intensity and frequency of physical activity and high blood pressure in adolescents: A longitudinal study.
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- Effects of a wearable-based intervention in overweight and obese adolescents: A randomized controlled trial considering gender, baseline activity, and intervention exposure.Wearable technologies · 2026Article
- The effect of daily physical activity on bidirectional transitions of elevated blood pressure status: the first longitudinal evidence from the CHARLS.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Association of meeting the 24-h movement guidelines with high blood pressure in adolescents: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Its Influence on Anthropometric and Fitness Variables in High-Level Adolescent Athletes.Nutrients · 2024Article
- The association between leisure-time physical activity and blood pressure changes from adolescence to young adulthood: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Physical fitness mediates and predicts for high blood pressure among children in relation to weight status.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Associations between Physical Activity Trajectories and Incident Hypertension.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Article
- Physical, Psychological, and Body Composition Differences between Active and Sedentary Adolescents According to the "Fat but Fit" Paradigm.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Increased Physical Activity at School Benefits Arterial Blood Pressure in Children-A Prospective Follow-Up Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Associations Between Physical Activity and Hypertension in Chinese Children: A Cross-Sectional Study From Chongqing.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Article
- Pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects of physical activity in hypertension.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2020Article
- Intensity and frequency of physical activity and high blood pressure in adolescents: A longitudinal study.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2020Article
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Abstract
Despite limited evidence on the association between physical activity (PA) and blood pressure (BP) in youth, experts recommend that adolescents engage regularly in moderate-to-vigorous PA. We examined the relationships between PA intensity and frequency and the likelihood of having high BP in a population-based cohort of adolescents from Montréal, Canada. PA was self-reported every 3 months from grade 7 to 11, and BP was measured at ages 12.8, 15.2, and 17.0 years on average. We analyzed data from 993 participants (mean [SD] age = 16.0 [1.0], 51.6% female) with BP data at ages 15.2 and/or 17.0 years, using pooled ordinal logistic regression. BP (normal/elevated/hypertensive range) was the outcome, and past-year PA intensity and frequency were potential predictors. Eight percent of participants had elevated BP (120-129/<80), and 3.2% had BP in the hypertensive range (≥130/≥80). Participants engaged in a median (interquartile range) of 7.0 (4.5, 9.3) and 5.5 (2, 10.8) moderate and vigorous PA sessions/week, respectively. After adjusting for age, sex, mother's education, use of alcohol and cigarette consumption, engaging in PA more intense than light during the previous year was associated with a lower odds of having BP in the hypertensive range (ORs [95% CIs] = 0.93 [0.88, 0.97] to 0.97 [0.94, 0.99]). The relationships were not altered by adjusting for BMI. Our findings support recommendations that adolescents engage in at least moderate PA on a regular basis to prevent development of BP in the hypertensive range.
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