dc.contributor.author | Lochner, Jennifer E. | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Rugge, J. Bruin | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Judkins, Dolores Zegar | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2006 | eng |
dc.description.abstract | Regular aerobic exercise, weight loss of 3% to 9% of body weight, reduced dietary salt, the DASH diet, and moderation of alcohol intake are all lifestyle interventions that lower blood pressure. Average blood pressure decreases range from 3 to 11 mm Hg systolic and 2.5 to 5.5 mm Hg diastolic, depending on the particular intervention (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, based on systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials [RCTs]). Studies of community-based interventions advocating combinations of the above have had mixed results with less reduction in blood pressure noted than for the individual interventions described above (SOR: B, RCTs with inconsistent results). | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10355/3430 | eng |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcollection | Clinical Inquiries, 2006 (MU) | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri--Columbia. School of Medicine. Department of Family and Community Medicine. Family Physicians Inquiries Network | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Journal of family practice, 55, no. 01 (January 2006) | eng |
dc.rights | OpenAccess. | eng |
dc.rights.license | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License. | eng |
dc.subject | dietary interventions | eng |
dc.subject | exercise | eng |
dc.subject | firstline therapy | eng |
dc.subject | DASH diet | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Hypertension | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Exercise therapy | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Diet therapy | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Salt in the body | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Lifestyles -- Health aspects | eng |
dc.title | How effective are lifestyle changes for controlling hypertension? | eng |
dc.type | Article | eng |