Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8658697 | Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews | 2018 | 35 Pages |
Abstract
Eight studies were eligible to be included in the systematic review. In total, 842 participants were assigned to a Yoga intervention or a control group with an Exercise intervention and the age range of participants was 30-78 years. A significant reduction in FBG (15.16â¯mg/dl), PPBG (28.66â¯mg/dl), HbA1c (0.39%) and BMI (0.71â¯kg/m2) was noted in the intervention group ('Yoga') compared to the control group ('Physical Exercise') in the pooled analysis. We did not observe any significant difference between the two groups for lipid parameters, other body composition measures (WC and WHR) and Blood Pressure. In conclusion, our results show that Yoga has beneficial effects on glycaemic control in comparison to physical exercise in T2DM However, individual studies showed considerable heterogeneity. Hence, further well-controlled randomized trials are required prior to drawing conclusions about the benefits of yoga in comparison to physical exercise.
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Authors
Ranil Jayawardena, Priyanga Ranasinghe, Tharindu Chathuranga, Piyusha Milani Atapattu, Anoop Misra,