Different associations of occupational and leisure-time physical activity with the prevalence of hypertension among middle-aged community dwellers in rural Khánh Hòa, Vietnam

• Main Authors: An Dang Do (Author), Thuy Thi Phuong Pham (Author), Chau Que Nguyen (Author), Dong Van Hoang (Author), Ami Fukunaga (Author), Shohei Yamamoto (Author), Rachana Manandhar Shrestha (Author), Danh Cong Phan (Author), Masahiko Hachiya (Author), Dong Van Huynh (Author), Huy Xuan Le (Author), Hung Thai Do (Author), Tetsuya Mizoue (Author), Yosuke Inoue (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In contrast to high-income countries where physical activity (PA), particularly leisure-time PA, has been shown to be protective against hypertension, few studies have been conducted in low- and middle-income countries. We examined the cross-sectional association between PA and h...