Sports activities at a young age decrease hypertension risk-The J-Fit⁺ study.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to assess (1) blood pressure between young, current athletes, and non-athletes early in life; (2) hypertension prevalence between former athletes and the general population later in life; and (3) understand the mechanisms between exercise training and hypertension risks in the form of DNA methylation. Study 1: A total of 354 young male participants, including current athletes, underwent blood pressure assessment. Study 2: The prevalence of hypertension in 1269 male former athletes was compared with that in the Japanese general population. Current and former athletes were divided into three groups: endurance-, mixed-, and sprint/power-group. Study 3: We analyzed the effect of aerobic- or resistance-training on DNA methylation patterns using publicly available datasets to ex

SUBMITTER: Kumagai H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9234749 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature