Table 1.
Summary of included studies
| Study | Age (years) | Number | BMI (kg/m2) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RT | CON | RT | CON | RT | CON | |
| Brooks et al. [43] | 66 ± 2 | 66 ± 1 | 31 | 31 | 30.9 ± 1.1 | 31.2 ± 1.0 |
| Castaneda et al. [15] | 66 ± 2 | 66 ± 1 | 31 | 31 | 30.9 ± 1.1 | 31.2 ± 1.0 |
| Cohen et al. [23] | 60.6 ± 6.9 | 60.4 ± 8.5 | 16 | 15 | 32.8 ± 5.3 | 32.8 ± 4.2 |
| Dunstan et al. [28] | 67.6 ± 5.2 | 66.9 ± 5.3 | 16 | 13 | 31.5 ± 3.7 | 32.5 ± 3.8 |
| Honkola et al. [29] | 62 ± 2 | 67 ± 2 | 18 | 20 | 30.2 ± 1.2 | 28.9 ± 1.1 |
| Ibañez et al. [13] | 66.6 ± 3.1 | No CON | 9 | – | 28.2 ± 2.7 | – |
| Kadoglou et al. [44] | 61.5 ± 5.4 | 64.6 ± 4.3 | 23 | 24 | 32.7 ± 4.1 | 31.6 ± 5.7 |
| Mavros et al. [42] | 67.1 ± 4.8 | 68.9 ± 6.0 | 36 | 48 | 31.0 ± 4.6 | 31.6 ± 6.3 |
| Study | T2D duration (years) | Baseline HbA1c (%) | Intervention | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RT | CON | RT | CON | RT | CON | Cointervention | |
| Brooks et al. [43] | 8 ± 1 | 11 ± 1 | 8.70 ± 10.02 | 7.80 ± 8.91 |
Type: S and P, 5 exercises 3/week, 16 weeks, 3 × 8 60–80% 1RM (1–8 weeks) 70–80% 1RM (10–14 weeks) |
No | No |
| Castaneda et al. [15] | 8 ± 1 | 11 ± 1 | 8.70 ± 1.67 | 8.40 ± 1.67 |
Type: S and P, 5 exercises 3/week, 16 weeks, 3 × 8 60–80% 1RM (1–8 weeks) 70–80% 1RM (10–14 weeks) |
No | No |
| Cohen et al. [23] | 7.4 ± 4.8 | 10.6 ± 8.5 | 7.80 ± 0.90 | 7.60 ± 0.50 |
Type: S and P, 8 exercises 2/week, 56 weeks, 2–3 × 8 50–60% 1RM (1 week) 75–85% 1RM (2–56 weeks) |
1–2 months: same as RT group 3–12 months: home-based training |
No |
| Dunstan et al. [28] | 7.6 ± 5.4 | 8.8 ± 7.9 | 8.10 ± 1.00 | 7.50 ± 1.10 |
Type: S and P, 9 exercises 3/week, 24 weeks, 3 × 8–10 50–60% 1RM (1–2 weeks) 75–85% 1RM (3–24 weeks) |
Cycling (5 min) Stretching (30 min) |
Cycling (5 min) Stretching (30 min) |
| Honkola et al. [29] | 8 ± 2 | 8 ± 2 | 7.50 ± 1.27 | 7.70 ± 13.42 |
Type: S and P, 9 exercises 2/week, 20 weeks, 2 × 12–15 Moderate (1–20 weeks) |
No | No |
| Ibañez et al. [13] | – | – | 6.20 ± 0.90 | – |
Type: S and P, 7–8 exercises 2/week, 16 weeks, 3–5 × 5–15 50–70% 1RM (1–8 weeks) 70–80% 1RM (9–16 weeks) |
– | No |
| Kadoglou et al. [44] | 6 ± 2.8 | 5.6 ± 1.9 | 7.40 ± 0.40 | 7.50 ± 0.50 |
Type: S and P, 8 exercises 3/week, 12 weeks, 2–3 × 6–8 60–80% 1RM (1–12 weeks) |
No | No |
| Mavros et al. [42] | 7 ± 5 | 9 ± 7 | 6.83 ± 1.01 | 7.42 ± 1.26 |
Type: S and P, 7 exercises 3/week, 48 weeks, 3 × 8 80% 1RM (1–48 weeks) |
S and non-P RT with low intensity | No |
Values are mean ± SD
RT resistance training, CON control, BMI body mass index, T2D type 2 diabetes, HbA1c glycated hemoglobin, S supervised, P progressive, a × b sets × repetitions, 1RM one-repetition maximum, min minutes