title: The relationships between lifestyle factors and hypertension in community-dwelling Korean adults.
abstract: [Purpose] This study was performed to determine whether certain lifestyle factors are associated with hypertension in community-dwelling Korean adults. [Subjects and Methods] The subjects were 586 males and 1,135 females > 20 years old who had visited a public health promotion center in Seoul, Republic of Korea to take a survey related to lifestyle factors. Hypertension status was defined according to the criteria of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure VII report. [Results] The relationships between lifestyle factors and hypertension status were assessed using multivariate logistic regression analysis after adjusting for age and gender. Only mental stress and economic status significantly predicted hypertension status. [Conclusion] We conclude that sleep duration, education level, frequency of drinking and smoking status were not associated with hypertension status. However, economic status and mental stress were significantly associated with hypertension in community-dwelling Korean adults, regardless of age or gender.
authors.affiliation: Department of Leisure Sport, School of Human Service, Seowon University, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Ill-Gwang
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Sports and Health Care Major, College of Humanities and Arts, Korea National University of Transportation, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Wi-Young
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: So
authors.affiliation: Division of Sport Science, College of Science and Technology, Konkuk University, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Dong Jun
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Sung
keywords: Hypertension; Lifestyle factors
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