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SynthesisJournal of diabetes research2018

The Effects of Tai Chi on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Meta-Analysis.

Mengyao Chao, Chunyan Wang, Xiaosheng Dong, Meng Ding

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Synthesis in Journal of diabetes research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers, 13 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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49 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 81 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mengyao ChaoCollege of Physical Education, Shandong Normal University, 88 Wenhuadong Street, Jinan 250014, China.
Chunyan WangCollege of Physical Education, Shandong Normal University, 88 Wenhuadong Street, Jinan 250014, China.
Xiaosheng DongCollege of Physical Education, Shandong Normal University, 88 Wenhuadong Street, Jinan 250014, China.
Meng DingCollege of Physical Education, Shandong Normal University, 88 Wenhuadong Street, Jinan 250014, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6430-3292
Shandong Normal University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the effects of Tai chi in type 2 diabetes mellitus (type-2 DM) patients using systematic review and meta-analysis.

methodsSeven electronic resource databases were searched, and randomized controlled trials on the role of Tai chi in type-2 DM patients were retrieved. The meta-analysis was performed with RevMan 5.3, and research quality evaluation was conducted with the modified Jadad scale.

resultsFourteen studies, with 798 individuals related to the intervention of Tai chi on diabetes, were included. The results showed that, compared with nonexercise, Tai chi had the effect of lowering fasting blood glucose [MD = -1.39, 95% CI (-1.95, -0.84),

conclusionTai chi can effectively affect the management of blood glucose and HbA1c in type-2 DM patients. Long-term adherence to Tai chi has a better role in reducing blood glucose and HbA1c levels in type 2 DM patients.

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Exercise TherapyTai JiBlood GlucoseDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Glycated HemoglobinHumansPatient CompliancePostprandial PeriodQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicBlood GlucoseGlycated Hemoglobinhemoglobin A1c protein, human

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PMID30116744
PMCPMC6079589
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