Yeater 1990.

Methods	Study design: Randomised controlled trial Randomisation procedure: not stated Allocation concealment: Unclear Blinding of outcome assessors: Unclear Length of intervention: 2 months Intention‐to‐treat analysis: Yes
Participants	Diagnosis: Non‐insulin dependent diabetes mellitus n = 16 Setting: Community Mean age: 57+/‐ 8 years Male/female: 7 male, 9 female Other characteristics: Diabetes present 11 +/‐ 9 years Medications oral hypoglycaemic agents n=12 Baseline characteristics: Reported Geographical location: USA
Interventions	Intervention: Exercise Times per week: 3 Duration of each session: 40‐45 minutes. Intensity: low‐intensity aerobic exercise.
Outcomes	Glycated haemoglobin, weight, body mass, triglycerides, total cholesterol, HDL‐cholesterol, blood pressure, VO2maximum, resting heart rate, insulin, glucose
Notes	Results data for the control group not provided
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors' judgement	Support for judgement
Allocation concealment?	Unclear risk	B ‐ Unclear

VO2max = maximal oxygen uptake 
 RM ‐ repetition maximum 
 HDL ‐ high density lipoprotein 
 LDL ‐ low density lipoprotein