Table 1.
Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
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19-65 years of age | Serious symptomatic cardiac disease, including previous myocardial infarction, angina or heart failure |
Pre- or Stage 1 hypertension -Systolic blood pressure between 120 and 159 mm Hg - Diastolic blood pressure between 80 and 99 mm Hg |
Previous transient ischemic attacks or stroke |
No objective signs of hypertension end-stage disease | Secondary hypertension |
Taking medications that could affect hypertension | |
Necessity to continue antihypertensive medications | |
Concomitant illness that precludes participation, including diabetes, cancer, infectious disease, renal failure | |
Pregnancy or chance of pregnancy | |
Moderate to high risk for cardiac complications during exercise | |
Inability to comprehend and complete study assessments or comply with study instructions |