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MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE
Volume 51, Issue 6, Pages 1314-1323Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001943
Keywords
BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EXERCISE; HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE; PREHYPERTENSION
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- HHS
- Weight Watchers International
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Purpose: 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. Methods: Weperformed a systematic review to identify systematic reviews andmeta-analyses involving adultswith normal BP, prehypertension, and hypertension published from 2006 to February 2018. Results: In total, 17 meta-analyses and one systematic review with 594,129 adults = 18 yr qualified. Strong evidence demonstrates: 1) an inverse dose-response relationship between PA and incident hypertension among adults with normal BP; 2) PAreduces the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) progression among adults with hypertension; 3) PAreduces BP among adults with normal BP, prehypertension, and hypertension; and 4) the magnitude of the BP response to PA varies by resting BP, with greater benefits among adults with prehypertension than normal BP. Moderate evidence indicates the relationship between resting BP and the magnitude of benefit does not vary by PA type among adults with normal BP, prehypertension, and hypertension. Limited evidence suggests themagnitude of theBP response to PAvaries by resting BP among adultswith hypertension. Insufficient evidence is available to determine if factors such as sex, age, race/ ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and weight status or the frequency, intensity, time, and duration of PA influence the associations between PA and BP. Conclusions: Future research is needed that adheres to standard BP measurement protocols and classification schemes to better understand the influence of PAon the risk of comorbid conditions, health-related quality of life, and CVD progression and mortality; the interactive effects between PA and antihypertensive medication use; and the immediate BP-lowering benefits of PA.
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