title: Effects of qigong on blood pressure, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and other lipid levels in essential hypertension patients.
abstract: This study investigated the effectiveness of Qigong on blood pressure and several blood lipids, such as high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, Apolipoprotein A1 (APO-A1), total cholesterol (TC), and triglycerides (TG) in hypertensive patients. Thirty-six patients were randomly divided into either the Qigong group, or a wait-listed control group. Blood pressures decreased significantly after eight weeks of Qigong. The levels of TC, HDL, and APO-A1 were changed significantly in the Qigong group post-treatment compared with before treatment. In summary. Qigong acts as an antihypertensive and may reduce blood pressure by the modulation of lipid metabolism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Mokpo Catholic University, Mokpo, Korea.
authors.forename: Myung Suk
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Myeong Soo
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hye-Jung
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Euy-Soon
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I / Q000097:blood; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D001945:Breathing Exercises; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008055:Lipids; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol