The effect of lifestyle physical activity in reducing cardiovascular disease risk factors (blood pressure and cholesterol) in women: A systematic review

DAĞISTAN AKGÖZ A., ÖZER Z., GÖZÜM S.

HEALTH CARE FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL, cilt.42, sa.1, ss.4-27, 2021 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 42 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/07399332.2020.1828422
  • Dergi Adı: HEALTH CARE FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Abstracts in Social Gerontology, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, Educational research abstracts (ERA), EMBASE, Gender Studies Database, MEDLINE, PAIS International, Psycinfo, Public Affairs Index, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.4-27
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the most important cause of death in older women. Although there is strong evidence in the literature that moderate lifestyle physical activity (PA) is effective in modifiable CVD risk factors, there is limited evidence demonstrating which activities are effective in women. This systematic review was conducted to evaluate the effect of lifestyle PA interventions on CVD risk factors in women. Various databases were searched for English articles from 2000 to 2019. Eight articles met the selection criteria. It is recommended to use different combinations of interventions including moderate PA, to reduce CVD risk factors in women.