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A systematic review and meta-analysis of yoga for arterial hypertension

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  • Christoph Geiger
  • Holger Cramer
  • Dennis Anheyer
  • Gustav Dobos
  • Wiebke Kathrin Kohl-Heckl

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Background: This systematic review and meta-analysis is an update to prior research to evaluate the effects of yoga for managing prehypertension and hypertension. Methods: 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. Results: 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

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  • Christoph Geiger & Holger Cramer & Dennis Anheyer & Gustav Dobos & Wiebke Kathrin Kohl-Heckl, 2025. "A systematic review and meta-analysis of yoga for arterial hypertension," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 20(5), pages 1-22, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0323268
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0323268
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