Combined association of aerobic and muscle strengthening activity with mortality in individuals with hypertension

This study investigated the association between meeting aerobic physical activity (PA) and muscle-strengthening activity (MSA) guidelines and mortality in hypertensive individuals. Using data from the 2007-2013 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) with mortality follow-up until 2019 (34,990 adults), researchers categorized participants based on PA guideline adherence. Meeting both guidelines was associated with the lowest risk of all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality across the entire sample. In hypertensive individuals, meeting aerobic PA guidelines alone reduced all-cause and CVD mortality risk by 24%, while meeting both guidelines further reduced risk by 40% and 43%, respectively. Meeting MSA guidelines alone showed no association with mortality in hypertensive individuals. In non-hypertensive individuals, only meeting both guidelines reduced CVD mortality risk.

Younghwan Choi, Duck-chul Lee, Yunmin Han, Hoyong Sung, Jiyeon Yoon, Yeon Soo Kim