Association of Habitual Physical Activity With Home Blood Pressure in the Electronic Framingham Heart Study (eFHS): Cross-sectional Study.
Mayank SardanaHonghuang LinYuankai ZhangChunyu LiuLudovic TrinquartEmelia J BenjaminEmily S MandersKelsey M FuscoJelena KornejMichael M HammondNicole L SpartanoChathurangi H PathiravasanVik KheterpalChristopher NowakBelinda BorrelliJoanne M MurabitoDavid D McManusPublished in: Journal of medical Internet research (2021)
In this community-based sample of adults, higher daily habitual physical activity measured by a smartwatch was associated with a moderate, but statistically significant, reduction in home BP. Differences in BMI among study participants accounted for the majority of the observed association.