What type of physical exercise should be recommended for improving arterial stiffness on adult population? A network meta-analysis

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AIMS: Physical exercise has been associated with a reduction in arterial stiffness, a subclinical process underlying cardiovascular disease. However, the effect of different types of exercise (aerobic, resistance, combined, interval training, stretching, or mind-body modalities) on arterial stiffness is unclear. This network meta-analysis aimed to examine the effectiveness of different types of exercise on arterial stiffness as measured by pulse wave velocity in adults.

METHODS AND RESULTS: We searched Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, CINAHL, MEDLINE (via Pubmed), Embase, and Web of Science databases, for randomized clinical trials including at least a comparison group, from their inception to 30 June 2020. A frequentist network meta-analysis was performed to compare the effect of different types of physical exercise on arterial stiffness as measured by pulse wave velocity. Finally, 35 studies, with a total of 1125 participants for exercise intervention and 633 participants for the control group, were included. In the pairwise meta-analyses, the exercises that improved arterial stiffness were: interval training [effect size (ES) 0.37; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.01-0.73], aerobic exercise (ES 0.30; 95% CI 0.13-0.48) and combined exercise (ES 0.22; 95% CI 0.04-0.40). Furthermore, the network meta-analysis showed that mind-body interventions were the most effective type of exercise to reduce the pulse wave velocity (ES 0.86; 95% CI 0.04-1.69). In addition, combined exercise (ES 0.35; 95% CI 0.08-0.62), aerobic exercise (ES 0.33; 95% CI 0.09-0.57), and interval training (ES 0.33; 95% CI 0.02-0.64) showed significant improvements.

CONCLUSION: Our findings showed that aerobic exercise, combined exercise, interval training, and mind-body exercises were the most effective exercise modalities for reducing arterial stiffness, assuming an important role in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:20

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European journal of cardiovascular nursing - 20(2021), 7 vom: 27. Okt., Seite 696-716

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Saz-Lara, Alicia [VerfasserIn]
Cavero-Redondo, Iván [VerfasserIn]
Álvarez-Bueno, Celia [VerfasserIn]
Notario-Pacheco, Blanca [VerfasserIn]
Reina-Gutiérrez, Sara [VerfasserIn]
Sequí-Domínguez, Irene [VerfasserIn]
Ruiz, Jonatan R [VerfasserIn]
Martínez-Vizcaíno, Vicente [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adults
Arterial stiffness
Cardiovascular disease
Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
Physical exercise
Pulse wave velocity
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 31.03.2022

Date Revised 01.04.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/eurjcn/zvab022

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM323924743