Tag: Blood Pressure

Work-time standing behavior tied to less favorable diastolic blood pressure profile

Significantly lower incidence of major cardiovascular events seen with intensive- versus standard-treatment strategy

Reduction seen in overall cohort and in those with BMI >30, hypertension

Authors say technology may enable noninvasive screening

Intervention with use of sit-stand desk reduces sedentary behavior but does not reduce BP or pulse wave velocity

No significant effects seen for neighborhood noise alone or in combination with sleep health

Boosting exercise 20 to 27 minutes lowers systolic and 10 to 15 minutes lowers diastolic blood pressure

35 percent lower risk for diabetes, 20 percent reduced risk for hypertension seen for sugar restriction in first three years after conception

Authors call for future research to examine implications of GERD detection, management for the prevention and treatment of hypertension

Hypertension increased with age, from 23.4 percent for those aged 18 to 39 years to 71.6 percent for those aged 60 years and older