Discussion
hypertension
HYPERTENSION
With increased prevalence of hypertension in low- middle-income countries, physical activity has a significant role, either as a single factor or additive factor in combination with antihypertensive medication and other established risk factors in the treatment of hypertension. Key important findings from this study were that moderate to high physical activity levels were associated with a lower blood pressure level. Awareness of the health benefits of physical activity was associated with a lower level of blood pressure, and people with positive attitudes towards physical activity had 5 to 10 mmHg lower blood pressure levels compared to those who had negative attitudes toward taking part in physical activities.Association of physical activity (measured using the GPAQ questionnaire [In our study, the association of vigorous-intensity activity with a lower blood pressure level was persistent after covariate adjustment. Previous studies [Our study demonstrated that awareness of health benefits and positive attitudes towards participation in physical activity was associated with lower blood pressure levels. Knowledge of the health benefits of physical activity is expected to change people’s attitudes towards physical activity in terms of association with lowering blood pressure [Physical inactivity is a key modifiable risk factor for hypertension [Our study has several strengths: firstly, data were collected in person. The gender balance was equal. However, a limitation of this study was that it was conducted in a single district, limiting generalizations at the national level. However, the rural population in terms of socio-demographic and education level is similar in Bangladesh [