The role of healthy lifestyle categories and score trend in managing hypertension among hypertensive adults.

ABSTRACT: Despite the widespread use of antihypertensive medications, many patients struggle to achieve hypertension control, underscoring the need for additional strategies like lifestyle modification. Limited evidence exists on the impact of healthy lifestyle groups on hypertension control among individuals taking or not taking medication. This study assessed the effect of healthy lifestyle categories and scores on blood pressure control, systolic blood pressure (SBP), and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) among hypertensive adults in Iran. Data from the 2021 nationwide STEPwise Approach to non-communicable disease Risk Factor Surveillance survey were analyzed. Lifestyle variables, including physical activity, body mass index, alcohol consumption, tobacco use, and dietary habits, were scored for 9388

SUBMITTER: Vaezi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12379248 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature