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Therapeutics
Review: aerobic exercise reduces systolic and diastolic blood pressure in adults
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https://doi.org/10.1136/ebm.7.6.170

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    (2002) Ann Intern Med 136, 493; Whelton SP, Chin A, Xin X, He J.. Effect of aerobic exercise on blood pressure: a meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials.. Apr 2;. :. –503.
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 QUESTION: In people ≥18 years of age, are interventions that include aerobic exercise more effective than interventions without aerobic exercise for reducing blood pressure?

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    Studies were identified by searching Medline (1966 to September 2001) and SPORTDiscus and by reviewing bibliographies of relevant articles.

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    Studies published in English were included if they were randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing interventions that included aerobic exercise (treatment group) with interventions without aerobic exercise (control group), lasted ≥2 weeks, reported changes in blood pressure (systolic, diastolic, or both) from baseline to follow up with the corresponding variances or data to estimate them, and participants were ≥18 years of …

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