Associations of relative muscular strength with blood pressure changes and incident hypertension: a prospective cohort study in Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertension is a chronic condition that increases the risk of incident cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality. This study investigates the association between relative handgrip strength (rHGS), blood pressure (BP) changes, and incident hypertension risk.

Methods

Data from 25,103 hypertension-free participants from nationwide Korean cohorts at baseline were analyzed. Participants were categorized into sex-specific rHGS tertiles (low, mid, and high). Multiple linear regression models assessed the rHGS associations with annual BP changes, whereas multiple Cox proportional hazard regression models estimated incident hypertension risk.

Results

Over 105,833.68 person-years of follow-up, 3,401 (13.55%) participants developed hypertension. Every 0.1-unit i

SUBMITTER: Park JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12579408 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature