TY - JOUR
T1 - Leisure-time daily walking and blood pressure among chinese older adults
T2 - Evidence from the china health and retirement longitudinal study (CHARLS)
AU - Yang, Rumei
AU - Liu, Yin
AU - Wang, Haocen
AU - Du, Yan
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PY - 2019/9/1
Y1 - 2019/9/1
N2 - This descriptive, cross-sectional study aimed to describe the characteristics of participants who engaged in leisure-time daily walking (LTDW) and examine the relationship between LTDW and blood pressure (BP) in Chinese older adults in general, and specifi cally among Chinese older adults with hypertension. Participants included 780 adults who were 65 and older from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). Participants self-reported their LTDW time, and BP was measured three times using an Omron HEM-7200 Monitor. Multiple linear regression models and ordinal logistical models were used to examine the characteristics of daily walkers and associations between LTDW time with systolic BP (SBP) and diastolic BP (DBP). Older adults of younger age (β = -0.02, p = 0.012) and higher education (β = 0.52, p = 0.018) were more likely to engage in LTDW, whereas being married was associated with less LTDW (β = -0.24, p = 0.025). In addition, 2 to 4 hours of LTDW time was associated with lower DBP (β = -4.13, p = 0.002). For hypertensive older adults, 30 minutes to 2 hours of LTDW time was related to lower DBP (β = -4.42, p = 0.024). LTDW may have varying benefi ts on BP. Clinical recommendations should be based on patient characteristics and chronic conditions.
AB - This descriptive, cross-sectional study aimed to describe the characteristics of participants who engaged in leisure-time daily walking (LTDW) and examine the relationship between LTDW and blood pressure (BP) in Chinese older adults in general, and specifi cally among Chinese older adults with hypertension. Participants included 780 adults who were 65 and older from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). Participants self-reported their LTDW time, and BP was measured three times using an Omron HEM-7200 Monitor. Multiple linear regression models and ordinal logistical models were used to examine the characteristics of daily walkers and associations between LTDW time with systolic BP (SBP) and diastolic BP (DBP). Older adults of younger age (β = -0.02, p = 0.012) and higher education (β = 0.52, p = 0.018) were more likely to engage in LTDW, whereas being married was associated with less LTDW (β = -0.24, p = 0.025). In addition, 2 to 4 hours of LTDW time was associated with lower DBP (β = -4.13, p = 0.002). For hypertensive older adults, 30 minutes to 2 hours of LTDW time was related to lower DBP (β = -4.42, p = 0.024). LTDW may have varying benefi ts on BP. Clinical recommendations should be based on patient characteristics and chronic conditions.
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U2 - 10.3928/19404921-20190702-01
DO - 10.3928/19404921-20190702-01
M3 - Article
C2 - 31283832
AN - SCOPUS:85072545589
SN - 1940-4921
VL - 12
SP - 248
EP - 258
JO - Research in Gerontological Nursing
JF - Research in Gerontological Nursing
IS - 5
ER -