ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2021
A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Tai Chi on Glucose and Lipid Metabolism in Middle-Aged and Elderly Diabetic Patients: Evidence from Randomized Controlled Trials.
Review in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects and exercise-prescription moderators of Tai Chi on cardiometabolic risk factors in middle-aged and older women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Tai Chi Program to Improve Glucose Control and Quality of Life for the Elderly With Type 2 Diabetes: A Meta-analysis.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingPooled it
- Evidence map of Tai Chi interventions for older adults.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Network meta-analysis of traditional Chinese exercises for cardiovascular health in middle-aged and older adults hypertensive patients.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Review
- The effect of Tai Chi on plasma homocysteine in 1176 adults: a propensity score matching-based study.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2025Article
- The impact of theory-based education on promoting urinary tract infection prevention behaviours among elderly diabetic women - experimental study.Przeglad menopauzalny = Menopause review · 2024Article
- Non-drug interventions of traditional Chinese medicine in preventing type 2 diabetes: a review.Chinese medicine · 2023Review
- Tai Chi for Overweight/Obese Adolescents and Young Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Article
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6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
This research review aimed to evaluate the effect of practicing Tai Chi on glucose and lipid metabolism in middle-aged and elderly diabetic patients. Furthermore, it aimed to provide a theoretical basis for the practice of Tai Chi as a way to improve glucose and lipid metabolism in middle-aged and elderly diabetic patients. Therefore, we searched for randomized controlled trials on the practice of Tai Chi in middle-aged and elderly diabetic patients in Chinese- and English-language electronic databases, such as Web of Science, PubMed, the Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Google Scholar, CNKI, Wanfang Database, and Weipu. We collected articles published no later than August 1, 2020. The methodological quality of the included studies was evaluated according to the standards of the Cochrane Collaboration System Evaluation Manual (version 5.1.0). Finally, 14 articles were included, showing an average Physiotherapy Evidence Database scale score of 6.57. The articles were meta-analyzed using Stata 14.0 software, showing that practicing Tai Chi improved middle-aged and elderly diabetic patients' fasting blood glucose (WMD = -0.60, 95% CI [-1.08, -0.12],
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