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Physical activity and hypertension in black adults: the Pitt County Study
B E Ainsworth1, N L Keenan, D S Strogatz
1Department of Physical Education, Exercise and Sport Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599-8700.
American Journal of Public Health
|November 1, 1991
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.