Response by Barone Gibbs et al to Letters Regarding Article, "Effects of Sedentary Behavior Reduction on Blood Pressure in Desk Workers: Results From the RESET-BP Randomized Clinical Trial"

Affiliations

¹ Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West Virginia University, Morgantown (B.B.G.).
² Departments of Medicine and Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh, PA (S.P.).
³ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City (J.M.J.).
⁴ Division of Cardiology, University of Pittsburgh, PA (M.F.M.).

Bethany Barone Gibbs et al. Circulation. 2025.

. 2025 Jul 8;152(1):e5-e6.

doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.125.074584. Epub 2025 Jul 7.

¹ Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West Virginia University, Morgantown (B.B.G.).
² Departments of Medicine and Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh, PA (S.P.).
³ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City (J.M.J.).
⁴ Division of Cardiology, University of Pittsburgh, PA (M.F.M.).

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

Dr Jakicic is on the Scientific Advisory Board for Wondr Health, Inc.

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