Tai Chi training as a primary care plan for the prevention and management of hypertension: an opinion and positioning article

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Table 1. Characteristics of the included studies.

Author	Sample (mean age)	Gender(M/F)	Intervention	Frequency (per week) and duration	Control group	Measured outcomes
Ma C 2018 (China) [36]	TC: 79 (70.24 ± 10.25) C:79 (69.71 ± 10.84)	TC: 54/25 C: 55/24	24-style Tai Chi + usual care	1h, 3–5x, 24w	Usual care	SBP*, DBP*, BMI*, Waist girth
Sun J 2015 (AUS) [38]	TC: 136 C: 130	TC: 19/117 C: 29/101	Tai Chi	3 h/w and 2h practice by themselves at home,1year	None exercise-related activities such as reading and learning computer software applications	SBP*, DBP*, BMI*, HRQoL
Lo HM 2012 (China) [37]	TC: 27 C: 31	/	Yang-style Tai Chi	1h, 3x, 8w	Usual care	Routine Health Care Behaviour scal; BP
Shou XL 2019 (China) [39]	TC:104 C: 104	/	24-Style Simplified Tai Chi	20–30min, 2x /day, 3 months	General daily lifestyle intervention	SBP*, DBP*, BMI*, PP, TC, TG, and LDL-C
McDermott K 2015 (USA) [40]	Chi-Running: 10 (56.4 ± 8.2) C:12 (54.1 ± 4.5)	CR: 5/5 C: 6/6	Chi-Running	4h at week 0, and three more times for 2h training at weeks 2, 4, and 8.	Active control/self-directed control	SBP, DBP, BMI*; injure
Tsai JC 2003 (China) [34]	TC: 37 (51.6 ± 16.3) C: 39 (50.5 ± 9.8)	TC: 19/18 C: 19/20	Tai Chi	30min, 3x, 12w; 64% of maximal heart rate	/	BP*, lipid profile* and anxiety status*
Pan X 2015 (China) [43]	TC: 24 (51.6 ± 16.3) HP: 16 (50.5 ± 9.8)	/	Tai Chi	1h, 6x, 12w	Usual care	blood glucose, cholesterol, NO*, CO*, H2S* and BP*

Abbreviations: SBP, Systolic blood pressure; DBP, Diastolic blood pressure; BMI, Body Mass Index; HRQoL, Health-related quality of life; BP, Blood pressure; PP, Pulse pressure; TC, Total cholesterol; TG, Triglyceride; LDL-C, Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. *indicates statistically significant differences between the intervention group and the control group (p < 0.05).

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Data availability statement

Data sharing is not applicable to this article, given that no new data were created or analysed in this study.