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March 1, 2001Circulation240 citationsOpen Access

Effect of Aerobic Exercise on Blood Pressure: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

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Why the study?

Does aerobic exercise reduce blood pressure in hypertensive and normotensive populations?

Population

1,418 subjects (hypertensive and normotensive participants) pooled from 39 randomized controlled trials

Comparison

Aerobic exercise vs Control group

Design

Meta-analysis

Authors

SWSeamus P. WheltonACAshley ChinJHJiang He

Discussion

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Overview

Supports aerobic exercise as routine BP management; reinforces guidelines across hypertensive and normotensive adults.

Structured PICO

Does aerobic exercise reduce blood pressure in hypertensive and normotensive populations?

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Population
1,418 subjects (hypertensive and normotensive participants) pooled from 39 randomized controlled trials
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Intervention
Aerobic exercise
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Comparator
Control group (where aerobic exercise was the only difference between intervention and control)
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Outcome
Mean systolic and diastolic blood pressuresurrogate

Aerobic exercise significantly reduces both systolic and diastolic blood pressure in both hypertensive and normotensive individuals, supporting its use as a key lifestyle modification.

Cite This Study

Whelton et al. (2001) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9ecada8895c9d7bb192c4bhttps://doi.org/10.1161/circ.103.suppl_1.9998-97
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