Key result
Higher habitual physical activity levels did not significantly affect the median number of prescribed antihypertensive drugs compared to lower levels (2.0 vs 2.0; p>0.05) in older women.
Why the study?
Physical activity helps manage systemic arterial hypertension, but less is known about its relationship with the number of antihypertensive drugs used by older adults.
Does a higher level of habitual physical activity reduce the number of antihypertensive drugs used in older women with systemic arterial hypertension?
Observational (n=28)
Does a higher level of habitual physical activity reduce the number of antihypertensive drugs used in older women with systemic arterial hypertension?
The level of habitual physical activity did not significantly affect the number of antihypertensive medications used by hypertensive elderly women.
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No link between higher physical activity and fewer antihypertensive drugs in older women; leaves open its role in hypertension management.
Introduction: Physical activity is an important tool to manage systemic arterial hypertension. However, less is known about the relationship of physical activity with the number of antihypertensive drugs used by older adults. Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the number of antihypertensive drugs used by older female adults (aged ≥ 60 years) with a low level of physical activity with the number used by those with a high level of physical activity, and to verify how many participants used more than two antihypertensive drugs. Methods: Twenty-eight physically active older women with systemic arterial hypertension who participated in a physical activity program for community-dwelling older female adults were divided into two groups: participants who presented lower habitual physical activity levels were placed in group 1 and participants that presented higher habitual physical activity levels were placed in group 2, according to the Baecke questionnaire. In addition, the number of antihypertensive drugs used by participants was collected. Results: The number of prescribed antihypertensive drugs was 2.0 (median) for both groups investigated. There was no significant difference between groups regarding the number of antihypertensive tablets prescribed (p>0.05). Although there was no statistical difference, a higher proportion of participants from the lower physical activity group used more than two antihypertensive drugs. Conclusion: The level of habitual physical activity did not affect the number of antihypertensive tablets used by hypertensive elderly women. Level of evidence II; Therapeutic studies – investigation of treatment results.
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Lira et al. (2023) conducted an observational in Systemic arterial hypertension (n=28). Higher habitual physical activity level vs. Lower habitual physical activity level was evaluated on Number of prescribed antihypertensive drugs (p=>0.05). Higher habitual physical activity levels did not significantly affect the median number of prescribed antihypertensive drugs compared to lower levels (2.0 vs 2.0; p>0.05) in older women.
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