Relationship between lifestyle pattern and blood pressure - Iranian national survey.

ABSTRACT: We aimed to evaluate the relationship between different lifestyle patterns and blood pressure. This study is based on the national survey of the risk factors for non-communicable diseases in Iran in 2012. A total of 8244 people aged 25-70 years old have been enrolled in the survey. Clustering on the individual data of lifestyle factors (nutrition, physical activity, and smoking) were carried out using self-organizing neural network method. Multivariable regression models were used to determine the relationship between blood pressure and the clusters. This study revealed seven lifestyle clusters in the national survey. The first cluster had a healthier lifestyle (15%), and the rest of the clusters had at least one or more lifestyle-related risk factors. Among all the clusters, people in two

SUBMITTER: Akbarpour S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6811561 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature