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, vol.42, no.1, pp.4-27, 2021 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 42 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/07399332.2020.1828422
  • Journal Name: HEALTH CARE FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL
  • Journal Indexes: 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
  • Page Numbers: pp.4-27
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.