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December 5, 2006CirculationOpen Access

Boys are more likely than girls to develop high SBP as they approach adulthood, and reducing sedentary behavior and increasing physical activity may lower the risk of high SBP even among overweight adolescents.

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Why the study?

Does reducing sedentary behavior and increasing physical activity lower the risk of high systolic blood pressure in adolescents?

Population

Adolescents approaching adulthood, including overweight individuals

Authors

KDKaberi DasguptaJOJennifer O’LoughlinSCShun‐Fu Chen

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Overview

May support activity promotion in overweight adolescents to curb high SBP; hypothesis-generating and needs trial confirmation.

Structured PICO

Does reducing sedentary behavior and increasing physical activity lower the risk of high systolic blood pressure in adolescents?

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Population
Adolescents approaching adulthood, including overweight individuals
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Intervention
Reducing sedentary behavior and increasing physical activity
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Outcome
Risk of high systolic blood pressure (SBP)surrogate

Lifestyle modifications such as reducing sedentary behavior and increasing physical activity may mitigate the risk of developing high systolic blood pressure in adolescents.

Cite This Study

Dasgupta et al. (2006) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d5706775589c71d767db5bhttps://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.106.624536
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