A systematic review and meta-analysis of yoga for arterial hypertension.
<h4>Background</h4>This systematic review and meta-analysis is an update to prior research to evaluate the effects of yoga for managing prehypertension and hypertension.<h4>Methods</h4>Medline/PubMed, Scopus and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) wer...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2025-01-01
|
| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0323268 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Summary: | <h4>Background</h4>This systematic review and meta-analysis is an update to prior research to evaluate the effects of yoga for managing prehypertension and hypertension.<h4>Methods</h4>Medline/PubMed, Scopus and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) were searched from their inception until April 5th 2024. Randomized-controlled trials (RCTs) that compared yoga to any control intervention in participants with diagnosed prehypertension (120-139/80-89 mmHg) or hypertension (≥140/ ≥ 90mmHg) were included. Mean differences (MD) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated. Risk of Bias was assessed using the Cochrane tool.<h4>Results</h4>30 RCTs with 2283 participants were included. Very low quality of evidence was found for positive effects of yoga on systolic blood pressure (SBP, 26 RCTs, n = 2007; MD = -7.95 mmHg, 95% CI = -10.24 to -5.66, p < 0.01), diastolic blood pressure (DBP, 23 RCTs, n = 1836; MD = -4.93 mmHg, 95% CI = -6.25 to -3.60, p < 0.01) and heart rate (HR, 14 RCTs, n = 1118; MD = -4.43 mmHg, 95% CI = -7.36 to -1.50, p < 0.01) compared to waitlist control. Compared to active control, very low quality of evidence was found for positive effects yoga on SBP (5 RCTs, n = 306; MD = -4.16 mmHg, 95%CI = -10.76 to 2.44, p = 0.22), DBP (5 RCTs, n = 306; MD = -1.88 mmHg, 95%CI = -3.41 to -0.36, p = 0.02) and HR (2 RCT, n = 128; MD = -5.16 mmHg, 95% CI = -8.39 to -1.92, p < 0.01). Overall, the studies showed a high degree of heterogeneity. The effects found were robust against selection, detection and attrition bias.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Yoga may be an option for lowering blood pressure in people with prehypertension to hypertension. More and larger high-quality studies are needed to substantiate our findings. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 1932-6203 |