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The efficacy of Tai Chi for essential hypertension: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Systematic review and meta-analysis (2003–2023 databases) reports pooled reductions of 10.6 mmHg systolic and 4.7 mmHg diastolic blood pressure with Tai Chi versus controls in adults with essential hypertension, alongside higher nitric oxide in pooled biomarker arms.
Design
- SR/MA of Tai Chi vs control in essential hypertension
- Search: Jan 2003–Aug 2023 across Medline, Scholar, Elsevier, Wiley, CNKI, Wanfang
- Population (abstract): mean age ~57 y; mean baseline SBP ~148 mmHg, DBP ~89 mmHg
Pooled BP deltas (abstract headline)
- SBP: −10.6 mmHg vs control
- DBP: −4.7 mmHg vs control
- NO: authors report higher pooled nitric oxide with Tai Chi (read forest plots for I² and trial risk of bias)
Evidence hygiene
- Chinese and English grey literature included—check duplicate cohorts and publication bias tools in the full text before treating as definitive guideline evidence.
- Pair with Liu et al. 2020 (
liu-2020-tai-chi-qigong-hypertension-no-et1-meta) for NO / ET-1 mechanism-oriented pooling.
Publication
Zhang P, Zhang D, Lu D. Int J Nurs Pract. 2024 Apr;30(2):e13211. Epub 2023 Oct 5. PMID 37798948.
Outcomes
- Systolic Blood Pressure-10.6mmHg (Millimetres of Mercury)
- Diastolic Blood Pressure-4.7mmHg (Millimetres of Mercury)