"Effect of ""brisk walking"" on male elderly with hypertension in community-based health centers"
10.3969/j.issn.1674-8115.2017.02.020
- VernacularTitle:"""健步行""运动对社区老年男性高血压人群健康促进效果的研究"
- Author:
Enhong DONG
;
Ming XU
;
Lijun GUO
;
Jia BU
;
Yong BAO
- Keywords:
brisk walking;
community;
male elderly;
primary hypertension;
autonomic nerve activity
- From:
Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University(Medical Science)
2017;37(2):230-233
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective · To explore the effects of brisk walking on blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), and autonomic nerve activity of male elderly with hypertension in community-based health centers in Shanghai. Methods · A total of 630 elderly men received brisk walking treatment (>10000 steps/d) voluntarily, who were selected from six community-based health centers in Pudong New Area of Shanghai. Among them, 210 people stick to training for 12 weeks. According to whether suffering from hypertension, the people were assigned to hypertension intervened group (intervention group, n=110) and normal intervened group (control group 1, n=100). Blood pressure, BMI, heart rate and autonomic nerve activity before and after the training were compared. Results · After 12 weeks of training, systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and sympathetic nerve activity of intervention group were significantly lower than those before the training (P<0.05). SBP was also significantly lower than control group 2 (P<0.05). However, heart rate, BMI, parasympathetic nerve activity and baroreceptor reflex sensitivity did not change significantly after the training (P>0.05). Conclusion · Brisk walking treatment lasting for 12 weeks can decrease blood pressure and sympathetic nerve activity in elderly men with hypertension. It is worthy to be popularized in the community.
