Key result
Moving ≥5 hours daily is linked to ~8 mm Hg lower SBP in older women.
Why the study?
Does daily time spent moving ≥5 hours/day reduce systolic blood pressure in older women?
Population
109 older women, 63.3% with hypertension, and 48.6% with isolated systolic hypertension.
Comparison
Moving ≥5 hours/day (daily time spent moving) vs Moving <5 hours/day
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Should not yet change practice; hypothesis-generating for movement interventions targeting systolic blood pressure in older women.
Cross-Sectional (n=109)
Does daily time spent moving ≥5 hours/day reduce systolic blood pressure in older women?
Absolute Event Rate: 142.2% vs 149.8%
p-value: p=0.038
Daily movement of 5 or more hours is associated with significantly lower systolic blood pressure in older women, independent of medication use, adiposity, and age.
Brennan et al. (2005) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=109). Moving ≥5 hours per day vs. Moving <5 hours per day was evaluated on Systolic blood pressure (p=0.038). Moving ≥5 hours per day was associated with lower systolic blood pressure compared to moving <5 hours per day (142.2 vs 149.8 mm Hg; p=0.038) among older women.
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