Why the study?
The effect of exercise interventions on SBP remained under-studied, especially among hypertensive populations.
Does structured exercise reduce systolic blood pressure compared to antihypertensive medications in general and hypertensive populations?
Does structured exercise reduce systolic blood pressure compared to antihypertensive medications in general and hypertensive populations?
Structured exercise regimens may offer similar systolic blood pressure reductions to standard antihypertensive medications in hypertensive patients, highlighting the value of lifestyle interventions.
Supports exercise as alternative or adjunct to meds in hypertension; extends meta-analytic evidence for lifestyle interventions in guidelines.
The effect of exercise interventions on SBP remains under-studied, especially among hypertensive populations. Our findings confirm modest but consistent reductions in SBP in many studied exercise interventions across all populations but individuals receiving medications generally achieved greater reductions than those following structured exercise regimens. Assuming equally reliable estimates, the SBP-lowering effect of exercise among hypertensive populations appears similar to that of commonly used antihypertensive medications. Generalisability of these findings to real-world clinical settings should be further evaluated.
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