| T2DM | Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
| RCT | Randomized controlled trial |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| MeSH | Medical Subject Headings |
| PICOS | Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome, Study design |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| RoB | Cochrane Risk of Bias |
| SE | Standard error |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| SMD | Standardized mean difference |
| BDNF | Brain-derived neurotrophic factor |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| ACSM | American College of Sports Medicine |
| CBT | Cognitive behavioral therapy |