Domestic physical activity and new-onset hypertension: A nationwide cohort study in China

Previous studies had suggested that leisure physical activity was inversely associated with the risk of hypertension.1-2 Accordingly, leisure physical activity has been recommended as a preventive lifestyle behavior for hypertension in some of the hypertension guidelines.3-5 However, in most of the developing countries, only a small segment of the population (lower than 10%) reported participating in any form of leisure physical activity.6 Instead, domestic physical activity is one of the major sources of energy expenditure in these countries, especially among females and older adults.

Source: The American Journal of Medicine - May 14, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Rui Li, Qinqin Li, Shaojie Zhang, Yuanyuan Zhang, Panpan He, Zhuxian Zhang, Mengyi Liu, Chun Zhou, Ziliang Ye, Qimeng Wu, Sisi Yang, Yanjun Zhang, Huan Li, Chengzhang Liu, Xianhui Qin Tags: Clinical Research Study Source Type: research