The Effect of Three Different Meditation Exercises on Hypertension: A Network Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Node-splitting analysis of systolic blood pressure.

Name	Direct effect	Indirect effect	Overall	p value
Care, exercise	−0.51 (−31.31, 29.68)	−5.89 (−27.80, 16.70)	−5.20 (−22.83, 11.64)	0.78
Care, no intervention	16.55 (−13.78, 46.37)	0.01 (−17.91, 17.27)	5.60 (−10.31, 21.37)	0.32
Care, Tai Chi	0.33 (−29.96, 30.67)	−1.72 (−30.28, 26.20)	−0.66 (−20.66, 19.75)	0.92
Care, Yoga	−8.36 (−20.05, 3.46)	4.48 (−18.76, 27.45)	−6.58 (−17.94, 4.58)	0.31
Exercise, Qigong	5.50 (−23.63, 34.09)	−12.09 (−40.33, 15.46)	−4.20 (−24.47, 16.31)	0.35
Exercise, Yoga	−3.08 (−20.02, 14.64)	1.39 (−24.30, 26.91)	−1.34 (−15.92, 13.49)	0.75
No intervention, Qigong	−18.17 (−35.20, −0.62)	0.04 (−36.64, 36.39)	−14.91 (−30.22, 0.25)	0.34
No intervention, Tai Chi	−6.67 (−28.30, 15.10)	−5.04 (−41.31, 30.83)	−6.29 (−23.92, 11.83)	0.93
No intervention, Yoga	−8.04 (−25.19, 9.46)	−22.58 (−44.52, −0.74)	−12.18 (−26.54, 2.32)	0.28