Table 1.
Publication on studies on lifestyle and yoga in diabetes
| Sl.no | Author Ref | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lifestyle intervention | ||
| A | Howells L et al. (2016) | Clinical impact of lifestyle interventions for the prevention of diabetes: An overview of systematic reviews | Concluded that relatively long-duration lifestyle interventions can limit or delay progression to diabetes when compared to time-limited interventions |
| B | Li G, Zhang P et al. (2008) | The long-term effect of lifestyle interventions to prevent diabetes in the China Da Qing Diabetes Prevention Study: A 20-year follow-up study | Compared with control, participants in combined lifestyle intervention group had 51% lower incidence of diabetes during the active intervention period and 43% lower incidence (0.57; 0.41-0.81) over the 20-year period |
| 2 | Integrated yoga therapy | ||
| A | Monro R et al. (1992) | Yoga therapy for NIDDM: A controlled trial | FBG and HbAlc improved significantly better (P<0.05) in yoga than control group |
| B | Kumar V et al. (2016) | Role of yoga for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis | Yoga as an add-on intervention in comparison to standard treatment; FBS - mean difference - 1.40, P<0.0001; PPBG – 0.91, P<0.0001 HbA1c – 0.64, P<0.0002 |
| C | Nagaraj C et al. (2013) | Effect of integrated yoga therapy on nerve conduction velocity in type-2 diabetics: A cross-sectional clinical study | Significantly higher means of nerve conduction velocity in the right (P=0.004) and left wrists (P=0.017) in yoga group. Significant difference between groups in the right hand (P=0.004) |
| D | Chaya MS et al. (2008) | Insulin sensitivity and cardiac autonomic function in young male practitioners of yoga | Glucose clamp study in normal healthy yoga practitioners; fasting plasma insulin was significantly lower in the yoga than matched control volunteers. Insulin sensitivity was better (P<0.001) in yoga than controls (yoga 7.82 [2.29]; control 4.86 [11.97] (mg/kg min)/(μU/ml). Negative correlation of body weight and waist circumference with glucose disposal rate in the controls; no correlation in the yoga group |
| E | McDermott KA et al. (2014) | A yoga intervention for type 2 diabetes risk reduction: A pilot randomized controlled trial | Yoga participants had significantly greater reductions in weight, waist circumference and BMI versus control (weight - 0.8±2.1 vs. 1.4±3.6, P=0.02; waist circumference - 4.2±4.8 vs. 0.7±4.2, P<0.01; BMI - 0.2±0.8 vs. 0.6±1.6, P=0.05) |
| 3 | Yoga and exercise | - | |
| A | Ross A, et al. (2010) | The health benefits of yoga and exercise: A review of comparison studies | Studies comparing the effects of yoga and exercise seen in healthy and diseased populations, show that yoga may be as effective as or better than exercise in improving a variety of health-related measures |
| B | Govindaraj R et al. (2016) | Yoga and physical exercise-a review and comparison | Compared the studies on effects of yoga and physical exercises. Yoga interventions appear to be equal and/or superior to exercise in most outcome measures. Emphasis on breath regulation, mindfulness during practice, and importance given to maintenance of postures differentiates yoga from physical exercises |
BMI=Body mass index, HbA1c=Hemoglobin A1c, FBG=Fasting blood glucose, PPBG=Postprandial blood glucose