Workplace-based primary prevention intervention reduces incidence of hypertension: a post hoc analysis of cluster randomized controlled study.

Background: A workplace-based primary prevention intervention be an effective approach to reducing the incidence of hypertension (HTN). However, few studies to date have addressed the effect among the Chinese working population. We assessed the effect of a workplace-based multicomponent prevention interventions program for cardiovascular disease on reducing the occurrence of HTN through encouraging employees to adopt a healthy lifestyle.

Association Between Sleep Quality and Hypertension in Chinese Adults: A Cross-Sectional Analysis in the Tianning Cohort.

Background: Poor sleep quality is becoming very common in a developed society and relates to many health disorders. However, the association between sleep quality and hypertension has not been well studied in Chinese adults.

Methods: Blood pressure was measured and sleep quality was assessed by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) for 5167 participants (mean aged 51±15 years, 41.

Elevated Uric Acid Mediates the Effect of Obesity on Hypertension Development: A Causal Mediation Analysis in a Prospective Longitudinal Study.

Objective: Although elevated uric acid is associated with obesity and considered a predictor of hypertension, the causal linkage between the three metabolic conditions is not very clear. We aim to examine whether elevated uric acid mediates the effects of obesity on hypertension development.

Methods: A total of 1984 participants (mean aged 53 years, 62.