Lifestyle Factors in Hypertension Drug Research: Systematic Analysis of Articles in a Leading Cochrane Report

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Lifestyle modification</td><td align="center">Mentioned in major publication</td><td align="center">Mentioned in secondary publication</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Diet</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">5</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Alcohol restriction</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Exercise</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">2</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Smoking cessation</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">3</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Relaxation/stress Management</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Weight loss</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">3</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Other or undefined “lifestyle”</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Characteristics of articles cited in a leading selected Cochrane review (Wright and Musini [<a href="/journals/ijhy/2014/835716/#B12">8</a>] that mentioned lifestyle modifications).

International Journal of Hypertension

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Table 1: Lifestyle Factors in Hypertension Drug Research: Systematic Analysis of Articles in a Leading Cochrane Report 