Key result
A 9-month lifestyle and high-intensity interval training program in individuals with abdominal obesity was associated with an average systolic/diastolic blood pressure decrease of 5.1/2.8 mm Hg.
Why the study?
Does a 9-month combined lifestyle program (Mediterranean diet and high-intensity interval training) reduce blood pressure in individuals with abdominal obesity?
Cohort (n=115)
Does a 9-month combined lifestyle program (Mediterranean diet and high-intensity interval training) reduce blood pressure in individuals with abdominal obesity?
A 9-month lifestyle intervention combining Mediterranean diet counseling and high-intensity interval training effectively reduces blood pressure and waist circumference in individuals with abdominal obesity, particularly those with higher baseline blood pressure.
May support combined lifestyle interventions for BP in abdominal obesity; leaves open confirmation in randomized trials before practice change.
The authors aimed to study the impact of a combined 9-month lifestyle program (Mediterranean diet nutritional counselling, and high-intensity interval training twice a week) on blood pressure (BP) in individuals with abdominal obesity, taking into account the regression-to-the-mean phenomena. A total of 115 participants (53±9 years; 84 women; waist circumference [WC]: 111±13 cm; systolic/diastolic BP [SBP/DBP]: 133±13/82±8 mm Hg; 13% diabetics; 12% smokers; and 30% taking antihypertensive therapy) were retrospectively analyzed before and after the program. After 9 months, we observed an improvement in weight (-5.2±5.6 kg) and WC (-6.3±6.0 cm), and an average SBP/DBP net decrease of -5.1±13.7/-2.8±8.7 mm Hg. These changes were not uniform: 67 participants (58%) decreased their SBP by 2 mm Hg or more. The characteristics of responders included a higher baseline BP than nonresponders (SBP/DBP: 137.2±13.7/83.1±7.3 mm Hg vs 127.0±10.3/80.0±7.3 mm Hg, P<.05) and a higher proportion of participants with a baseline BP ≥130/85 mm Hg (81% vs 52%, P=.001) or with the metabolic syndrome (75% vs 54%, P=.02).
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Sosner et al. (2016) conducted a cohort in Abdominal obesity (n=115). Combined lifestyle program (Mediterranean diet nutritional counselling and high-intensity interval training) vs. Baseline (before program) was evaluated on Blood pressure (BP) (SBP/DBP net decrease of -5.1/-2.8 mm Hg). A 9-month lifestyle and high-intensity interval training program in individuals with abdominal obesity was associated with an average systolic/diastolic blood pressure decrease of 5.1/2.8 mm Hg.
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