Key result
An 8-week continuous aerobic training program significantly reduced white blood cell count and improved psychosocial status in men with essential hypertension compared to a sedentary control group.
Why the study?
Does an 8-week continuous training programme improve psychosocial status, white blood cell count, and blood pressure in men with mild to moderate essential hypertension?
RCT (n=217)
Double-blind
Randomized
No
Does an 8-week continuous training programme improve psychosocial status, white blood cell count, and blood pressure in men with mild to moderate essential hypertension?
Absolute Event Rate: -0.77% vs 1.09%
p-value: p=0.000
An 8-week continuous exercise training program significantly improves blood pressure, white blood cell count, and psychosocial status in men with mild to moderate essential hypertension.
Supports recommending aerobic training for men with hypertension to lower inflammation and boost well-being; extends evidence on exercise effects beyond BP.
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Lamina et al. (2013) conducted an RCT in Essential hypertension (n=217). Continuous training programme vs. Sedentary control was evaluated on Change in white blood cell count (WBCc) (p=0.000). An 8-week continuous aerobic training program significantly reduced white blood cell count and improved psychosocial status in men with essential hypertension compared to a sedentary control group.
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