Barnes Vernon A, Treiber Frank A, Johnson Maribeth H
Georgia Institute for Prevention of Human Diseases and Accidents, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia 30912, USA.
Am J Hypertens. 2004 Apr;17(4):366-9. doi: 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2003.12.008.
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.
本研究的目的是通过超觉静坐（TM）计划来确定减轻压力对青少年血压（BP）的影响。收缩压处于高正常范围的非裔美国青少年（年龄16.2±1.3岁）被随机分为4个月TM组（n = 50）或健康教育对照组（n = 50）。在测试前、测试后2个月和4个月以及4个月随访时记录24小时动态血压测量值。与对照组相比，TM组在各次访视中白天收缩压（P < 0.04）和舒张压（P < 0.06）的下降幅度更大，这表明TM计划对有高血压发展风险的青少年具有有益影响。
