Key result
Recreational futsal provided broad-spectrum fitness benefits, including reduced glycated haemoglobin (-0.52 mmol/L; 95% CI: -0.84, -0.19), but had no blood pressure effects in men with treated hypertension.
Why the study?
Does recreational futsal improve blood pressure and health markers in men with treated hypertension?
RCT
Does recreational futsal improve blood pressure and health markers in men with treated hypertension?
Recreational futsal improves metabolic and physical fitness markers but does not significantly reduce blood pressure in men already treated for hypertension.
; 95% CI: -10, -1), glycated haemoglobin (-0.52 mmol/L; 95% CI: -0.84, -0.19), blood glucose (-0.25 mmol/L; 95% CI: -0.44, -0.06), left femur bone mineral content (1.96 g; 95% CI: 0.29, 3.65), and postural balance (-2.3 falls; 95% CI: -3.9, -0.6). Similar findings were observed after 1-month of training cessation, except for RHR and blood glucose that returned to baseline levels in the RF group. In conclusion, RF provides broad-spectrum fitness and health benefits but no BP effects in men with TAHT.
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Teixeira et al. (2023) conducted an RCT in Treated hypertension. Recreational futsal was evaluated on Blood pressure. Recreational futsal provided broad-spectrum fitness benefits, including reduced glycated haemoglobin (-0.52 mmol/L; 95% CI: -0.84, -0.19), but had no blood pressure effects in men with treated hypertension.
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