Table 2.
Levels of psychosocial stress and relative frequency of smoking, alcohol consumption and physical activity of studied groups.
| S-ON (n = 28) | S-OH (n = 28) | A-ON (n = 35) | A-OH (n = 36) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychosocial stress | 13.6 ± 0.95 | 14.3 ± 1.25 | 15.1 ± 1.05 | 13.7 ± 1.16 | 0.781 |
| Smoke (%) | 20 | 12.5 | 10 | 7.7 | 0.452 |
| Alcohol (%) | 13.3 | 18.7 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 0.400 |
| Physical activity | |||||
| Weekly/frequency | 2.0 ± 0.2 | 2.4 ± 0.3 | 8.6 ± 0.6*§ | 9.7 ± 0.6*§ | 0.001 |
| Minutes/week | 126 ± 19.7 | 131 ± 21.2 | 675 ± 105.8*§ | 799 ± 98.4*§ | 0.001 |
Values are reported as mean ± SEM. S-ON: sedentary offspring of normotensive parents; S-OH: sedentary offspring of hypertensive parents; A-ON: physically active offspring of normotensive parents and A-OH: physically active offspring of hypertensive parents. *p < 0.05 versus S-ON. §p < 0.05 versus S-OH.