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

Publication ,  Journal Article
Ainsworth, BE; Keenan, NL; Strogatz, DS; Garrett, JM; James, SA
Published in: American journal of public health
November 1991

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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Published In

American journal of public health

DOI

EISSN

1541-0048

ISSN

0090-0036

Publication Date

November 1991

Volume

81

Issue

11

Start / End Page

1477 / 1479

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Factors
  • Public Health
  • Prevalence
  • North Carolina
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Hypertension
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Exercise
 

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Ainsworth, B. E., Keenan, N. L., Strogatz, D. S., Garrett, J. M., & James, S. A. (1991). Physical activity and hypertension in black adults: the Pitt County Study. American Journal of Public Health, 81(11), 1477–1479. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.81.11.1477
Ainsworth, B. E., N. L. Keenan, D. S. Strogatz, J. M. Garrett, and S. A. James. “Physical activity and hypertension in black adults: the Pitt County Study.American Journal of Public Health 81, no. 11 (November 1991): 1477–79. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.81.11.1477.
Ainsworth BE, Keenan NL, Strogatz DS, Garrett JM, James SA. Physical activity and hypertension in black adults: the Pitt County Study. American journal of public health. 1991 Nov;81(11):1477–9.
Ainsworth, B. E., et al. “Physical activity and hypertension in black adults: the Pitt County Study.American Journal of Public Health, vol. 81, no. 11, Nov. 1991, pp. 1477–79. Epmc, doi:10.2105/ajph.81.11.1477.
Ainsworth BE, Keenan NL, Strogatz DS, Garrett JM, James SA. Physical activity and hypertension in black adults: the Pitt County Study. American journal of public health. 1991 Nov;81(11):1477–1479.

Published In

American journal of public health

DOI

EISSN

1541-0048

ISSN

0090-0036

Publication Date

November 1991

Volume

81

Issue

11

Start / End Page

1477 / 1479

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Factors
  • Public Health
  • Prevalence
  • North Carolina
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Hypertension
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Exercise