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SynthesisJournal of sport and health science2021

Tai Ji Quan as antihypertensive lifestyle therapy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Yin Wu, Blair T Johnson, Shiqi Chen, Yiyang Chen, Jill Livingston, Linda S Pescatello

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Synthesis in Journal of sport and health science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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13citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Stress reduction through taiji: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2024
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  4. Exercise for counteracting weight recurrence after bariatric surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Yin WuDepartment of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA; Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA. Electronic address: yin.2.wu@uconn.edu.
Blair T JohnsonInstitute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA; Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA.
Shiqi ChenDepartment of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Yiyang ChenSchool of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China.
Jill LivingstonHomer Babbidge Library, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA.
Linda S PescatelloDepartment of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA; Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA.
University of Connecticut · USShanghai University of Sport · CNUniversity of Michigan–Ann Arbor · US

Funding

NIA NIH HHS U24 AG052175
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundProfessional health organizations are not currently recommending Tai Ji Quan alongside aerobic exercise to treat hypertension. We aimed to examine the efficacy of Tai Ji Quan as antihypertensive lifestyle therapy.

methodsTai Ji Quan interventions published in English and Chinese were included when they involved healthy adults, reported pre- and post-intervention blood pressure (BP), and had a non-exercise/non-diet control group. We systematically searched 11 electronic databases for studies published through July 31, 2018, yielding 31 qualifying controlled trials. We (1) evaluated the risk of bias and methodological study quality, (2) performed meta-regression analyses following random-effects assumptions, and (3) generated additive models representing the largest possible clinically relevant BP reductions.

resultsParticipants (n = 3223) were middle-aged (56.6 ± 15.1 years of age, mean ± SD) adults with prehypertension (systolic BP (SBP) = 136.9 ± 15.2 mmHg, diastolic BP (DBP) = 83.4 ± 8.7 mmHg). Tai Ji Quan was practiced 4.0 ± 1.4 sessions/week for 54.0 ± 10.6 min/session for 22.3 ± 20.2 weeks. Overall, Tai Ji Quan elicited significant reductions in SBP (-11.3 mmHg, 95%CI: -14.6 to -8.0; d

conclusionOur results indicate that Tai Ji Quan is a viable antihypertensive lifestyle therapy that produces clinically meaningful BP reductions (i.e., 10.4 mmHg and 4.0 mmHg of SBP and DBP reductions, respectively) among individuals with hypertension. Such magnitude of BP reductions can lower the incidence of cardiovascular disease by up to 40%.

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Life StyleTai JiBiasBlood PressureDiastoleFemaleHumansHypertensionMaleMiddle AgedPrehypertensionSystoleBlood pressureComplementary medicineExercise trainingHypertension

Identifiers

PMID32360952
PMCPMC7987647
OpenAlexW3023835377

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