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Lead
KU Leuven
Age
18–65
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
• Age 18 - 65 years
* Patients with high- normal BP (SBP: 130 - 139 mmHg or and DBP: 85 - 89 mmHg) or stage I hypertension (SBP: 140 - 159 mmHg or DBP: 90 - 99 mmHg) according to the ESC/ESH guidelines \[15\]
* Asian or African descent
* Do not meet the level of physical activity recommended by the WHO based on self-report \[15\]
* Non-medicated patients or patients using a maximum of 2 antihypertensive drugs
You may not be if
• Functional or mental limitation limiting the correct execution of an exercise bout
* History of ischemic stroke, autonomic neuropathy, cardiovascular, renal, or pulmonary disease by self-report
* Diabetes type I or II
* Pregnancy
* The presence of exercise induced signs of myocardial ischemia or complex ventricular arrhythmia during CPET
* Patients using three or more antihypertensive drugs or patients with resistant hypertension
Clareo Health | Hypertension, Ethnicity and Exercise Trial
