Key result
Higher habitual physical activity levels did not significantly reduce the median number of antihypertensive drugs used by elderly women with arterial hypertension compared to lower activity levels.
Why the study?
Less is known about the relationship between physical activity and 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 elderly women with arterial hypertension?
Cross-Sectional (n=28)
No
Does a higher level of habitual physical activity reduce the number of antihypertensive drugs used in elderly women with arterial hypertension?
In a community physical activity program, the level of habitual physical activity did not significantly affect the number of antihypertensive tablets used by hypertensive elderly women, though a medium-to-large effect size suggested fewer highly active women used more than two drugs.
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Physical activity may associate with fewer antihypertensive drugs in older women; hypothesis-generating, needs longitudinal confirmation.
Background: 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. 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. The habitual level of physical activity was evaluated by the Baecke questionnaireMethods: 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 tablets 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). There was no statistical difference in proportion of participants from the lower physical activity group used more than two antihypertensive drugs.Conclusions: The level of habitual physical activity did not affect the number of antihypertensive tablets used by hypertensive elderly women.
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Lira et al. (2020) conducted a cross-sectional in Systemic arterial hypertension (n=28). Higher habitual physical activity level vs. Lower habitual physical activity level was evaluated on Number of antihypertensive drugs used (p=0.77). Higher habitual physical activity levels did not significantly reduce the median number of antihypertensive drugs used by elderly women with arterial hypertension compared to lower activity levels.
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