The Claim
Females with overweight/obesity and elevated blood pressure exhibit greater increases in seated diastolic blood pressure and mean arterial pressure during prolonged sitting compared to males.
What the research says
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Women with overweight or obesity and high blood pressure experience larger rises in diastolic blood pressure and average blood pressure when sitting for long periods than men do.
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Females with overweight/obesity and elevated blood pressure exhibit greater increases in seated diastolic blood pressure and mean arterial pressure during prolonged sitting than males, suggesting sex-specific vascular responses to sedentary behavior.
When a person sits for a long time, blood pools in the legs because the muscles aren't moving to push it back up. This lowers the amount of blood returning to the heart, which makes the heart pump less. The body responds by tightening blood vessels and increasing heart rate to keep blood pressure up. In women with excess weight and high blood pressure, this tightening response is stronger than in men, causing their lower blood pressure readings to rise more.
What the research says
1 studyWhen overweight adults with high blood pressure sit for hours, women’s lower blood pressure reading goes up more than men’s — and this study found exactly that.
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