Physical Activity to Prevent and Treat Hypertension: A Systematic Review

• Published in: Medicine and science in sports and exercise Vol. 51; no. 6; p. 1314
• Main Authors: Pescatello, Linda S, Buchner, David M, Jakicic, John M, Powell, Kenneth E, Kraus, William E, Bloodgood, Bonny, Campbell, Wayne W, Dietz, Sondra, Dipietro, Loretta, George, Stephanie M, Macko, Richard F, McTiernan, Anne, Pate, Russell R, Piercy, Katrina L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.2019
• Subjects: Biomedical Research; Blood Pressure - physiology; Cardiovascular Diseases - mortality; Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control; Disease Progression; Exercise; Exercise Therapy; Humans; Hypertension - prevention & control; Hypertension - therapy; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Prehypertension - prevention & control; Prehypertension - therapy; Risk Reduction Behavior; Socioeconomic Factors

This systematic umbrella review examines and updates the evidence on the relationship between physical activity (PA) and blood pressure (BP) presented in the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee Scientific Report. We performed a systematic review to identify systematic reviews and me...