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Aerobic exercise and resting blood pressure: a meta-analytic review of randomized, controlled trials
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In this study the authors used the meta‐analytic approach to examine the effects of aerobic exercise on resting systolic and diastolic blood pressure in adults. Forty‐seven clinical trials representing a total of 72 effect sizes in 2543 subjects (1653 exercise, 890 control) met the criteria for inclusion. Statistically significant exercise‐minus‐control decreases were found for changes in resting systolic and diastolic blood pressure in both hypertensive (systolic, −6 mm Hg, 95% CI, −8 to −3; diastolic, −5 mm Hg, 95% CI, −7 to −3) and normotensive (systolic, −2 mm Hg, 95% CI, −3 to −1; diastolic, −1 mm Hg, 95% CI, −2 to −1) groups. The differences between groups were statistically significant (systolic, p=0.008; diastolic, p=0.000). Relative decreases were approximately 4% (systolic) and 5% (diastolic) in hypertensives, and 2% (systolic) and 1% (diastolic) in normotensives. It was concluded that aerobic exercise reduces resting systolic and diastolic blood pressure in adults.
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- Authors
- Kelley, G. A., Kelley, K. A., & Vu Tran, Z.
- Affiliations
- MGH Institute of Health Professions (US)
- ORCID
- Kelley, George A.
- Venue
- Preventive Cardiology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2001-04
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 73-80
- ISSN
- 1520-037X (ISSN-L)
- 1751-7141
- PMC
- PMC2094526
- OpenAlex
- W1999182996
- Cited by
- 205
- References
- 86
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- FWCI
- 11.11
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
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- Preventive Cardiology (publishedVersion)
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- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01HL056893)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
- Keywords
- aerobic exercise, resting blood pressure, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, hypertension, normotensive subjects, blood pressure reduction, exercise therapy
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