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SynthesisSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2018

Aquatic Training in Upright Position as an Alternative to Improve Blood Pressure in Adults and Elderly: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Thaís Reichert, Rochelle Rocha Costa, Bruna Machado Barroso, Vitória de Mello Bones da Rocha, Rodrigo Sudatti Delevatti, Luiz Fernando Martins Kruel

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Synthesis in Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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14citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Thaís ReichertUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. thais_reichert@hotmail.com.
Rochelle Rocha CostaUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Bruna Machado BarrosoUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Vitória de Mello Bones da RochaUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Rodrigo Sudatti DelevattiUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Luiz Fernando Martins KruelUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMeta-analyses have shown that land training (LT) reduces blood pressure; however, it is not known whether aquatic training (AT) promotes this same effect.

objectiveThe aim was to conduct a meta-analysis on the effects of AT on systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) in adults and elderly and compare them to those of LT and no training [control group (CG)]. DATA SOURCES: Embase, PubMed, Cochrane and Scopus were searched up to May 2017. STUDY ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Studies that evaluated the effect of upright AT (i.e., AT performed in upright position) on the blood pressure of adult individuals and the elderly who did not present with cardiovascular disease (other than hypertension) were included. DATA ANALYSIS: Two independent reviewers screened search results, performed data extraction and assessed risk of bias. Random effect was used, and the effect size (ES) was calculated by using the standardized mean difference with a 95% confidence interval.

resultsAT promoted a reduction in SBP (ES - 1.47; 95% CI - 2.23 to - 0.70; p < 0.01) compared to CG. This effect is maintained with training progression (ES - 1.52; 95% CI - 2.70 to - 0.33; p = 0.01) and no progression (ES - 1.43; 95% CI - 2.64 to - 0.23; p = 0.02). These effects were significant only in hypertensive (ES - 2.20; 95% CI - 2.72 to - 1.68; p < 0.01), and not in pre-hypertensive individuals. AT promoted a decrease in DBP (- 0.92; 95% CI - 1.27 to - 0.57; p < 0.01) after training with progression (- 0.81; 95% CI - 1.62 to - 0.001; p = 0.04) and no progression (- 1.01; 95% CI - 1.40 to - 0.62; p < 0.01) in pre-hypertensive (- 1.12; 95% CI - 1.53 to - 0.70; p < 0.01) and hypertensive patients (- 0.69; 95% CI - 1.31 to - 0.06; p = 0.03). AT promoted similar reductions in SBP compared to LT; however, reduction of DBP in hypertensive patients was lower (1.82; 95% CI 0.84 to 2.79; p < 0.01).

conclusionAT promotes blood pressure reduction in adults and elderly. The reduction in SBP in those performing AT is similar to those performing LT, but reduction of DBP is lower in the AT group compared to that in the LT group. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42016049716.

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AdultAgedBlood PressureBlood Pressure DeterminationExerciseFemaleHumansHypertensionMaleTreatment Outcome

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PMID29651756
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