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Evaluating the relative importance of different blood pressure indices in screening for NAFLD: a survey report based on a health examination population

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Following the Z-transformation of the independent variables, we evaluated the relationships between the four blood pressure indices and NAFLD through multivariable logistic regression models. This analysis documented the odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for each standard deviation (SD) increase.

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Physiology Friday #215: Sitting Less Improves Blood Pressure

Physiologically Speaking

Prolonged sitting also leads to a bending of major arteries in our legs, leading to a blood flow pattern known as turbulent flow, blood pooling, impaired circulation, and endothelial dysfunction. They also had measures of body weight and circumferences and blood pressure assessed at these time points. kilograms (7.7

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Abstract 4138218: Meeting Physical Activity Recommendations Among Wearable Device Users: Insights from the 2022 Health Information National Trends Survey

Circulation

Background:The benefits of physical activity for health and well-being are well documented. Future efforts should include exploring facilitators of effective wearable use, in various sociodemographic groups, especially for those at risk of obesity or hypertension. Promoting physical activity is crucial for enhancing population health.

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Physiology Friday #197: Do Morning Workouts Maximize the Cardiometabolic Benefits of Exercise?

Physiologically Speaking

Clinically, about 1/3 of adults have metabolic syndrome — a cluster of conditions including abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, high blood glucose, high triglycerides, and low HDL cholesterol. cm for the AMEX and PMEX groups, respectively, while the change in mean arterial pressure was 4.9 cm and 1.9

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Physiology Friday #197: Do Morning Workouts Maximize the Cardiometabolic Benefits of Exercise?

Physiologically Speaking

Clinically, about 1/3 of adults have metabolic syndrome — a cluster of conditions including abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, high blood glucose, high triglycerides, and low HDL cholesterol. cm for the AMEX and PMEX groups, respectively, while the change in mean arterial pressure was 4.9 cm and 1.9

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Physiology Friday #211: Morning vs. Evening Exercise for Blood Pressure and Autonomic Nervous System Health

Physiologically Speaking

In a new study, evening exercise, but not morning exercise, reduced blood pressure, lowered sympathetic activity, and improved baroreflex sensitivity in a group of adults with treated hypertension. In one randomized controlled trial of adults with overweight and obesity, morning and afternoon exercise caused comparable weight loss.

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7 Heart Disease Risk Factors That Go Unseen

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Even in those with documented coronary artery disease, less than half were on statin therapy, which has been repeatedly proven to decrease risk in this high-risk group 1. Blood Pressure Control For every 20 mmHg increase in systolic blood pressure, the risk of dying from heart attack or stroke doubles 3.