Associations of relative muscular strength with blood pressure changes and incident hypertension: a prospective cohort study in Korea
Higher muscular strength may protect against hypertension, particularly in women. However, the observed annual SBP reduction with increasing rHGS in men and women suggests that higher muscular strength may improve BP.
Authors
- Joong-Yeon Lim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7213-2614)
- Hyun‐Young Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6698-7368)
- Jae Ho Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8513-4734)
Institutions
- Korea National Institute of Health (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-25091-z
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39
Funders
- National Institutes of Health