Curtailing the Burden of Resistant Hypertension among some African Americans within a Specific age group through a Specific Treadmill Exercise Regime

Abstract

Background: Previous studies showed that aerobic exercise actually curtails oxidative stress and decreases BP but little to no studies showed which racial ethnicity benefited most from conditioning treadmill exercises. The purpose of this study is to increase awareness of supportive care in the form of treadmill exercise for African Americans of a specific age group with resistant hypertension. We hypothesized that a structured exercise training program along with reducing regular three or four medications after the study improves symptoms and quality of life for African American patients within a specific age group with resistant hypertension. Methods: Total number of recruited patients were one hundred and eighty (180) between ages eighteen-forty-eight (18-48). Ninety patients (90) were in the experimental group while ninety (90) were in the non-experimental/control group. Forty-five (45) males each were in both research groups while forty-five (45) females each were in both the experimental and control group. Weight of participants was between 200-230 pounds. Data was collected from National in Patient sample (NIS) HCUP and extracted using SAS ver. 9.4 from ICD-9 for 2016. Control group used the treadmill exercise one to two days within the week for about 45 minutes while the experimental group exercised at least 3-5 days on treadmill for 45 minutes and attained accumulated weekly mileage of ≥ 2. Results: The study showed that decreasing blood pressure from ≥130/80 to normal bp of <120/80 mmHg for African Americans of a specific age group was statistically significant (p-value for AA males and females respectively 0.0166 and 0.0125. That is; p<0.05). Conclusion; our structured exercise training program plus medication adjustments improved symptoms and quality of life for African American patients with resistant hypertension within a specific age and weight group