Walking and hypertension: greater reductions in subjects with higher baseline systolic blood pressure following six months of guided walking

Walking and hypertension: greater reductions in subjects with higher baseline systolic blood pressure following six months of guided walking

The aim of the study was to assess the effects of walking on the blood pressure in sedentary adults with differing degrees of systolic blood pressure (SBP). A total of 529 subjects with SBP above 120 mmHg were enrolled. Blood pressure, body weight, body mass index, waist circumference and walking sp...

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Published in:PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) CA), 2018-08, Vol.6, p.e5471-e5471, Article e5471
Main Authors: Mandini, Simona, Conconi, Francesco, Mori, Elisa, Myers, Jonathan, Grazzi, Giovanni, Mazzoni, Gianni
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
Blood pressure
Body mass index
Body weight
Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease
Clinical medicine
Councils
Exercise
Guided walking
Health care
Hypertension
Internal Medicine
Lifestyles
Physical fitness
Physiology
Preventive medicine
Public Health
Sedentary subjects
Studies
Systematic review
Walking
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Summary:The aim of the study was to assess the effects of walking on the blood pressure in sedentary adults with differing degrees of systolic blood pressure (SBP). A total of 529 subjects with SBP above 120 mmHg were enrolled. Blood pressure, body weight, body mass index, waist circumference and walking speed were determined at enrolment and after six months. Walking sessions were supervised by exercise physiologists. The weekly walking time of the subjects completing the project was uniform and reached 300 minutes by the second month. 56% of participants completed the 6 months intervention (182 women 59.6 ± 9.0 years, and 114 men, 65.4 ± 8.6 years) 27 had a baseline SBP >160 mm Hg, 35 between 150-159, 70 between 140-149, 89 between 130-139 and 75 between 120-129 mmHg. Following six months of supervised walking, SBP was significantly reduced in all subgroups (  160 and the smallest reduction (-2.6 mmHg) occurring in subjects with baseline SBP of 120-129 mmHg. Diastolic blood pressure, body weight, body mass index and waist circumference were also significantly reduced following the walking intervention (  
ISSN:2167-8359
2167-8359