Whether reducing sitting time could effectively improve blood pressure (BP) among older adults.
By Pooja Toshniwal PahariaMar 29 2024Reviewed by Lily Ramsey, LLM In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers investigated whether reducing sitting time could effectively improve blood pressure among older adults.
About the study In the present randomized controlled trial, researchers evaluated the impact of sitting time reduction on BP readings in the geriatric population. The team randomized the participants in a 1:1 ratio to the sedentary behavior reduction intervention or healthy living control conditions for six months.
The researchers performed linear regression modeling for analysis, with study covariates such as age, sex, race, ethnicity, residence county, physical function, retirement status, diabetes, and hypertension. The team noted sedentary time reduction in favor of the I-STAND intervention, with an average difference of 31 minutes per day at three months and 32 minutes per day at six months.
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