TY - JOUR
T1 - Exercise as a Treatment for Hypertension in Low-Socioeconomic-Status Black Children
AU - Danforth, Jeffrey S.
AU - Allen, Keith D.
AU - Fitterling, James M.
AU - Danforth, Julie A.
AU - Farrar, Debbie
AU - Brown, Melissa
AU - Drabman, Ronald S.
PY - 1990/4
Y1 - 1990/4
N2 - Low-socioeconomic-status (SES) Black children have a higher mean blood pressure than most other groups. The antihypertensive effects of a 12-week aerobic exercise program were examined on 11 low-SES Black children, ages 8-12, who had blood pressure above the 95th percentile. A multiple baseline across three groups of children with baseline and exercise conditions was conducted. After the introduction of the exercise program, there were significant decreases in diastolic and systolic blood pressure. Cardiovascular fitness improved concurrently. The results suggest that vigorous exercise can decrease the blood pressure of low-SES hypertensive Black children.
AB - Low-socioeconomic-status (SES) Black children have a higher mean blood pressure than most other groups. The antihypertensive effects of a 12-week aerobic exercise program were examined on 11 low-SES Black children, ages 8-12, who had blood pressure above the 95th percentile. A multiple baseline across three groups of children with baseline and exercise conditions was conducted. After the introduction of the exercise program, there were significant decreases in diastolic and systolic blood pressure. Cardiovascular fitness improved concurrently. The results suggest that vigorous exercise can decrease the blood pressure of low-SES hypertensive Black children.
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U2 - 10.1037/0022-006X.58.2.237
DO - 10.1037/0022-006X.58.2.237
M3 - Article
C2 - 2335640
AN - SCOPUS:0025195205
VL - 58
SP - 237
EP - 239
JO - Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
JF - Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
SN - 0022-006X
IS - 2
ER -