TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of Tai Chi on health outcomes among community-dwelling adults with or at risk of metabolic syndrome
T2 - A systematic review
AU - Chau, Janita Pak Chun
AU - Leung, Leona Yuen Ling
AU - Liu, Xu
AU - Lo, Suzanne Hoi Shan
AU - Choi, Kai Chow
AU - Zhao, Jie
AU - Chiang, Helen Chung Yan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2021/8
Y1 - 2021/8
N2 - Objectives: This systematic review evaluated the effects of Tai Chi on health outcomes among community-dwelling adults with or at risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS). Methods: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were searched in 10 databases. Data were statistically pooled for meta-analysis. Results: Twenty RCTs were included. One study involved adults with MetS, and the other 19 studies involved adults with at least one risk factor for MetS. Tai Chi was found to reduce waist circumference and increase high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in obese adults. Tai Chi also reduces waist circumference, body mass index, blood glucose level, insulin resistance, and increases the quality of life (QoL) in adults with elevated blood glucose/type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Among participants with hypertension, Tai Chi improves blood pressure, lipid profiles, anxiety, depression, and physical QoL. Conclusions: Tai Chi may be effective for enhancing the physiological and psychosocial wellbeing of community-dwelling adults at risk of MetS. Further RCTs are needed to examine its effects in adults with MetS and identify optimal regimes.
AB - Objectives: This systematic review evaluated the effects of Tai Chi on health outcomes among community-dwelling adults with or at risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS). Methods: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were searched in 10 databases. Data were statistically pooled for meta-analysis. Results: Twenty RCTs were included. One study involved adults with MetS, and the other 19 studies involved adults with at least one risk factor for MetS. Tai Chi was found to reduce waist circumference and increase high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in obese adults. Tai Chi also reduces waist circumference, body mass index, blood glucose level, insulin resistance, and increases the quality of life (QoL) in adults with elevated blood glucose/type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Among participants with hypertension, Tai Chi improves blood pressure, lipid profiles, anxiety, depression, and physical QoL. Conclusions: Tai Chi may be effective for enhancing the physiological and psychosocial wellbeing of community-dwelling adults at risk of MetS. Further RCTs are needed to examine its effects in adults with MetS and identify optimal regimes.
KW - Hypertension
KW - Metabolic syndrome
KW - Obesity
KW - Physical exercise
KW - Tai chi
KW - Type 2 diabetes mellitus
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85110520712
U2 - 10.1016/j.ctcp.2021.101445
DO - 10.1016/j.ctcp.2021.101445
M3 - Review article
C2 - 34260997
AN - SCOPUS:85110520712
SN - 1744-3881
VL - 44
JO - Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
JF - Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
M1 - 101445
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