Open AccessLifestyle, psychological, socioeconomic and environmental factors and their impact on hypertension during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic
Author(s) -
Reinhold Kreutz,
Piotr Dobrowolski,
Aleksander Prejbisz,
Engi Algharably,
Grzegorz Bilo,
Felix Creutzig,
Guıdo Grassı,
Vasilios Kotsis,
Dragan Lović,
Empar Lurbe,
Pietro Amedeo Modesti,
Marco Pappaccogli,
Gianfranco Parati,
Alexandre Persu,
Jorge Polónia,
Marek Rajzer,
Philippe de Timary,
Thomas Weber,
Burkhard Weisser,
Κonstantinos Tsioufis,
Giuseppe Mancia,
Andrzej Januszewicz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.249
H-Index - 172
eISSN - 1473-5598
pISSN - 0263-6352
DOI - 10.1097/hjh.0000000000002770
Subject(s) - medicine , pandemic , environmental health , disease , socioeconomic status , gerontology , risk factor , blood pressure , covid-19 , infectious disease (medical specialty) , population
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic considerably affects health, wellbeing, social, economic and other aspects of daily life. The impact of COVID-19 on blood pressure (BP) control and hypertension remains insufficiently explored. We therefore provide a comprehensive review of the potential changes in lifestyle factors and behaviours as well as environmental changes likely to influence BP control and cardiovascular risk during the pandemic. This includes the impact on physical activity, dietary patterns, alcohol consumption and the resulting consequences, for example increases in body weight. Other risk factors for increases in BP and cardiovascular risk such as smoking, emotional/psychologic stress, changes in sleep patterns and diurnal rhythms may also exhibit significant changes in addition to novel factors such as air pollution and environmental noise. We also highlight potential preventive measures to improve BP control because hypertension is the leading preventable risk factor for worldwide health during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.