Table 1.

Searching strategy in PubMed.

Search	Query
#1	Tai Ji [MeSH Terms] OR Tai-ji [All Fields] OR Tai Chi [All Fields] OR Chi, Tai [All Fields] OR Tai Ji Quan [All Fields] OR Ji Quan, Tai [All Fields] OR Quan, Tai Ji [All Fields] OR Taiji [All Fields] OR Taijiquan [All Fields] OR T’ai Chi [All Fields] OR Tai Chi Chuan [All Fields]
#2	Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 [MeSH Terms] OR Diabetes Mellitus, Noninsulin-Dependent [All Fields] OR Diabetes Mellitus, Noninsulin Dependent [All Fields] OR Diabetes Mellitus, Ketosis-Resistance [All Fields] OR Diabetes Mellitus, Ketosis Resistance [All Fields] OR Diabetes Mellitus, Non Insulin Dependent [All Fields] OR Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent [All Fields] OR Diabetes Mellitus, Slow Onset [All Fields] OR Diabetes Mellitus, Slow-Onset [All Fields] OR Diabetes Mellitus, Maturity-Onset [All Fields] OR Diabetes Mellitus, Maturity Onset [All Fields] OR Diabetes Mellitus, Type II [All Fields] OR Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus [All Fields] OR Type 2 Diabetes [All Fields] OR Diabetes, Type 2 [All Fields] OR NIDDM [All Fields] OR MODY [All Fields]
#3	#1 and #2