ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2022
Association between Exercise and Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Residents: A Meta-Analysis.
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- Application of aquatic therapy in cardiovascular disease: a bibliometric analysis from 1992 to 2025.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2026Pooled it
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- Effect of leisure-time physical activity on blood pressure in people with hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of football training on patients with hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Device-Measured 24-Hour Movement Behaviors and Blood Pressure: A 6-Part Compositional Individual Participant Data Analysis in the ProPASS Consortium.Circulation · 2025Article
- Effects of aerobic dance on systolic blood pressure in stage one hypertensive adults in Uganda.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2025Article
- Association of Combined Low Physical Activity and Low Dietary Diversity with Mild Cognitive Impairment among Community-Dwelling Japanese Older Adults.Annals of geriatric medicine and research · 2024Article
- The Western and Chinese exercise training for blood pressure reduction among hypertensive patients: An overview of systematic reviews.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2024Review
- Mixed effects logistic regression analysis of blood pressure among Ghanaians and associated risk factors.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Supervised Exercise in Water: Is It a Viable Alternative in Overweight/Obese People with or without Type 2 Diabetes? A Pilot Study.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Risk Factors Attributable to Hypertension among HIV-Infected Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in Selected Rural Districts of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundExercise is recommended as an effective lifestyle behaviour for adults to prevent and treat hypertension. In this study, a randomized-effect meta-analysis was used to analyse the influence of exercise interventions on blood pressure in patients with hypertension.
methodsCandidate papers were retrieved from PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Cochrane Library electronic databases, and 46 studies were finally included and analysed.
resultsIt was shown that preplanned walking (systolic blood pressure (SBP): WMD (weighted mean difference) = -5.94, 95% CI: -8.57, -3.30; diastolic blood pressure (DBP): WMD = -2.66, 95% CI: -3.66, -1.67), yoga (SBP: WMD = -5.09, 95% CI: -9.28, -0.89; DBP: WMD = -3.06, 95% CI: -5.16, -0.96), aquatic sports (SBP WMD = -7.53, 95% CI: -11.40, -3.65; DBP: WMD = -5.35, 95% CI: -9.00, -1.69), and football (SBP: WMD = -6.06, 95% CI: -9.30, -2.82; DBP: WMD = -5.55, 95% CI: -8.98, -2.13) had significant effects on blood pressure reduction. However, Tai Chi (SBP: WMD = -8.31, 95% CI: -20.39, 3.77; DBP: WMD = -3.05, 95% CI: -6.96, 0.87) and Qigong (SBP: WMD = -4.34, 95% CI: -13.5, 4.82; DBP: WMD = -3.44, 95% CI: -7.89, 1.01) did not significantly reduce blood pressure. The heterogeneity of the meta-analysis was high.
conclusionWalking, yoga, aquatic sports, and football were feasible and independent lifestyle interventions, and they were effective options for treating hypertension. More scientifically designed randomized controlled trials are needed in the future to further compare different forms of exercise for the treatment of hypertension.
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