Resting Blood Pressure in Master Athletes: Immune from Hypertension?

• Main Authors: Mike Climstein (Author), Joe Walsh (Author), Mark DeBeliso (Author), Tim Heazlewood (Author), Trish Sevene (Author), Luke Del Vecchio (Author), Kent Adams (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Ageing is associated with decreased physical activity, obesity and increased risk of hypertension (HTN). Master athletes (MA) have either pursued a physically active lifestyle throughout their life or initiated exercise or sport later in life. We assessed resting blood pressure (BP) in male and fema...