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Effect of yoga practice on blood glucose of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a metaanalysis

  

  1. Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou 350122, China
  • Online:2017-04-05 Published:2017-03-31
  • Contact: Corresponding author: Huang Suping,Email:hsp@fjtcm.edu.cn

Abstract: ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of yoga practice on blood glucose of type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM). MethodsDatabases were electronically searched to collect randomized controlled trials (RCT) about yoga practice on blood glucose of  T2DM  published before November 2016. Two reviewers independently screened literatures, extracted data and assessed the risk of bias of included studies, and the metaanalysis was performed by using RevMan 5.3 software. ResultsA total of 9 RCTs involving 916 patients were included. The results of metaanalysis demonstrated that  yoga practice had positive effect on the levels of FBG, 2hPG, HbA1c  compared with the control group.ConclusionYoga practice is effective in lowing the level of blood glucose, and yoga practice is a form of recommendable exercise for prevention and treatment in population with high risk for T2DM and patients with T2DM.

Key words: diabetes mellitus, type 2, yoga, blood glucose, metaanalysis