Impact of transcendental meditation on ambulatory blood pressure in African-American adolescents

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• 作者：Vernon A. Barnes ; Frank A. Treiber ; Maribeth H. Johnson
• 刊名：American Journal of Hypertension
• 出版年：2004
• 出版时间：April 2004
• 年：2004
• 卷：17
• 期：4
• 页码：366-369
• 全文大小：197 K

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The objective of this study was to determine the impact of stress reduction on blood pressure (BP) in adolescents by the Transcendental Meditation (TM) program. African-American adolescents (aged 16.2 ± 1.3 years) with high normal systolic BP were randomly assigned to either 4-month TM (n = 50) or health education control (n = 50) groups. Ambulatory 24-h BP measures were recorded at pretest, 2- and 4-month post-tests, and 4-month follow-up. Greater decreases in daytime systolic BP (P < .04) and diastolic BP (P < .06) in the TM group compared with the control group across the visits demonstrate a beneficial impact of the TM program in youth at risk for the development of hypertension.