Trial reportThe journal of nutrition, health & aging2012
Tai chi diminishes oxidative stress in Mexican older adults.
Trial report in The journal of nutrition, health & aging, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Effects of exercise on different antioxidant enzymes and related indicators: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of Tai Chi on Markers of Oxidative Stress: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- The Antioxidant Effect of Exercise: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2017Pooled it
- Effects of tai chi exercise on bone health in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2016Pooled it
- Tai chi for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2014Pooled it
- Effect of Tai Chi vs. Strength Training on Body Composition, Physical Performance, and Well-Being in Community-Dwelling Older Mexican Women.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The relationship between mobile phone dependence, self-control, and Tai Chi exercise among sub-health older adults in urban areas: a latent profile analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Analyzing the role of ferroptosis in ribosome-related bone marrow failure disorders: From pathophysiology to potential pharmacological exploitation.IUBMB life · 2024Review
- Effects of physical exercise on biomarkers of oxidative stress in healthy subjects: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Open life sciences · 2023Article
- Effects of Traditional Chinese Exercise on Oxidative Stress in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Network Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Telomere Length and Oxidative Stress and Its Relation with Metabolic Syndrome Components in the Aging.Biology · 2021Review
- Tai Chi Improves Brain Functional Connectivity and Plasma Lysophosphatidylcholines in Postmenopausal Women With Knee Osteoarthritis: An Exploratory Pilot Study.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Article
- Hypoglycemic and antioxidant effect of Tai chi exercise training in older adults with metabolic syndrome.Clinical interventions in aging · 2018Article
- Tai chi improves oxidative stress response and DNA damage/repair in young sedentary females.Journal of physical therapy science · 2014Article
- Tai Chi exercise increases SOD activity and total antioxidant status in saliva and is linked to an improvement of periodontal disease in the elderly.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2014Article
- Effect of Tai Chi versus walking on oxidative stress in Mexican older adults.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2013Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine the effect of Tai Chi on oxidative stress in a population of elderly Mexican subjects.
designIt was carried out a quasi-experimental study with a sample of 55 healthy subjects randomly divided into two age-matched groups: (i) a control group with 23 subjects and (ii) an experimental group with 32 subjects. The experimental group received daily training in Tai Chi for 50 min. MEASUREMENTS: It was measured before and after 6-month of exercise period: thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), total antioxidant status (TAS), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and glutathione peroxidase (GPx).
resultsIt was found that the experimental group exhibited a statistically significant decrease in glucose levels, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLC), and systolic blood pressure, as well as an increase in SOD and GPx activity and TAS compared with the control group (p < 0.05).
conclusionsOur findings suggest that the daily practice of Tai Chi is useful for reducing OxS in healthy older adults.
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