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| Title |
Effects of 1-year yoga on cardiovascular risk factors in middle-aged and older adults with metabolic syndrome: a randomized trial
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| Published in |
Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome, April 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13098-015-0034-3 |
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| Authors |
Parco M Siu, Angus P Yu, Iris F Benzie, Jean Woo |
| Abstract |
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a clustering of cardiovascular risk factors, which is associated with diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. Lifestyle interventions applied to people with MetS has considerable beneficial effects on disease preventive outcomes. This study aimed to examine the effects of 1-year of yoga exercise on the cardiovascular risk factors including central obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia and hyperglycemia in middle-aged and older Hong Kong Chinese adults with MetS. Adults diagnosed with MetS using National Cholesterol Education Program criteria (n = 182; mean ± SD age = 56 ± 9.1) were randomly assigned to a 1-year yoga intervention group or control group. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure, waist circumference, fasting plasma glucose, triglycerides, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol were examined at baseline, midway, and on completion of the study. Physical activity level and caloric intake were assessed and included in the covariate analyses. A reduction of the number of diagnostic components for MetS was found to be associated with the yoga intervention. Waist circumference was significantly improved after the 1-year yoga intervention. A trend towards a decrease in systolic blood pressure was observed following yoga intervention. These results suggest that yoga exercise improves the cardiovascular risk factors including central obesity and blood pressure in middle-aged and older adults with MetS. These findings support the complementary beneficial role of yoga in managing MetS. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 10% |
| Unknown | 4 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 7 | 70% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 20% |
| Scientists | 1 | 10% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 244 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 47 | 19% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 28 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 27 | 11% |
| Researcher | 18 | 7% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 17 | 7% |
| Other | 42 | 17% |
| Unknown | 65 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 50 | 20% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 43 | 18% |
| Psychology | 20 | 8% |
| Sports and Recreations | 18 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 8 | 3% |
| Other | 30 | 12% |
| Unknown | 75 | 31% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 78. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 02 February 2024.
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