Isometric occupational exercise and the incidence of hypertension.
The effect on blood pressure of regular exposure to isometric exercise was studied by measuring the incidence of hypertension among 4,273 men classified according to occupational isometric activity. Incidence of hypertension was lower among men in jobs with moderate or heavy isometric activity. This difference persisted after statistical adjustment for age, social class, obesity, and use of alcohol.
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007537:Isometric Contraction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D009790:Occupations; D012306:Risk; D012923:Social Class