Review Article

The Effects of Qigong for Hypertension: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Table 1

Characteristics and quality assessments of the included trials.

First author, yearPatients (total, E/C)Age (mean (SD), E/C)Experimental interventionControlDuration, sessions with supervision per week, time per session

Yanfang Cai, 2016113, 56/5760.89(9.71)/61.33(8.24)BaduanjinN1 year, 5, 30–40 min
Bingke Yao, 201752, 26/2645.89(6.36)/45.23(5.76)YijinjingN3 months, 7, 90 min
Guang Yang, 201740, 20/2058.10(6.95)/57.70(6.30)LiuzijueN12 weeks, 4, 90 min
Yunhua Liang, 201460, 30/3054.8(7.6)/55.7(8.8)BaduanjinWalking6 months, 10, 20 min
Liwei Zheng, 201455, 27/2869.23(3.72)/70.06(3.51)BaduanjinN12 weeks, 5, 30 min
Huashan Pan, 201048, 24/2462.1(5.8)/61.4 (7.1)BaduanjinN24 weeks, 10, 45 min
Zengchun Lv, 198781, 39/4256.31/55.52QigongJogging3 months, 7, 60 min
Pingping Fu, 201460, 30/3057.93(6.63)/59.53(7.46)QigongN3 months, 6, 40 min
Qinghua Tang, 200924, 16/1662.79(7.43)/63.84(8.12)QigongN6 months, 3–5, 30–60 min
Chunmei Xiao, 201648, 24/2465.6 (7.8)BaduanjinN6 months, 5, 40 min
Dezhi Chen, 201660, 30/3065.4(17.2)/64.8 (15.3)QigongN6 months, 5, 44 min
BMY Cheung, 200588, 47/4157.2 (9.5)/51.2(7.4)QigongWalking16 weeks, 7, 75 min
Ji-Eun Park, 201440, 19/2152/54QigongN8 weeks, 3, 30 min
Ji-Eun Park, 201752, 25/2754.52(6.96)/52.93(8.45)QigongN12 weeks, 5, 50 min

E: experimental group; C: control group; N: nonexercise; NR: not reported; min: minute; SD: standard deviation.