Impact of obesity and physical fitness on hypertension: a mediation analysis including over 380 000 Swiss young male conscripts from 2007 to 2022
Male Swiss conscripts with overweight and obesity face an increasing risk of hypertension, with the protective benefit of physical fitness showing an increasing trend as BMI increases.
Authors
- Zeno Stanga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8630-2477)
- Pedro Marques‐Vidal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4548-8500)
- Cédric Gubelmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4358-4769)
- Kaspar Staub (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3951-1807)
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- University of Zurich (CH)
- Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (PK)
- Hôpital de Morges (CH)
- University of Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2025-002455
- Primary Topic
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00