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. 1991 Nov;81(11):1477–1479. doi: 10.2105/ajph.81.11.1477

Physical activity and hypertension in black adults: the Pitt County Study.

B E Ainsworth 1, N L Keenan 1, D S Strogatz 1, J M Garrett 1, S A James 1
PMCID: PMC1405690  PMID: 1951807

Abstract

The relation of physical activity to hypertension was examined in 1751 Black adults in Pitt County, NC. More women (65%) than men (44%) were classified as sedentary. Sedentary behavior was not associated with the prevalence of hypertension in men, but was associated with a 31% increase in prevalence for women (sedentary-26.2%; active-20.0%; P less than .01). The association in women was independent of other risk factors for hypertension.

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