Table 1.

Search strategy for the PubMed database.

Query	Search term
#1	“Tai Ji”[Mesh]
#2	“Tai-ji” OR “Tai Chi” OR “Chi, Tai” OR “Tai Ji Quan” OR “Ji Quan, Tai” OR “Quan, Tai Ji” OR “Taiji" OR “Taijiquan” OR “T'ai Chi” OR “Tai Chi Chuan” OR “Tai ji”
#3	#1 OR #2
#4	“Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2”[Mesh]
#5	“Diabetes Mellitus, Noninsulin-Dependent” OR “Diabetes Mellitus, Ketosis-Resistant” OR “Diabetes Mellitus, Ketosis Resistant” OR “Ketosis-Resistant Diabetes Mellitus” OR “Diabetes Mellitus, Non Insulin Dependent” OR “Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent” OR “Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus” OR “Diabetes Mellitus, Stable” OR “Stable Diabetes Mellitus” OR “Diabetes Mellitus, Type II” OR "NIDDM” OR “Diabetes Mellitus, Noninsulin Dependent” OR “Diabetes Mellitus, Maturity-Onset” OR “Diabetes Mellitus, Maturity Onset” OR “Maturity-Onset Diabetes Mellitus” OR “Maturity Onset Diabetes Mellitus” OR “MODY” OR “Diabetes Mellitus, Slow-Onset” OR “Diabetes Mellitus, Slow Onset” OR “Slow-Onset Diabetes Mellitus” OR “Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus” OR “Noninsulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus” OR “Noninsulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus" OR “Maturity-Onset Diabetes” OR “Diabetes, Maturity-Onset” OR “Maturity Onset Diabetes" OR “Type 2 Diabetes” OR “Diabetes, Type 2” OR “Diabetes Mellitus, Adult-Onset" OR “Adult-Onset Diabetes Mellitus” OR “Diabetes Mellitus, Adult Onset”
#6	#4 OR #5
#7	Meta-Analysis as Topic [Mesh]
#8	“Systematic review” OR “meta-analysis” OR “meta analysis” OR “meta-analyses” OR “Review, Systematic”
#9	#7 OR #8
#10	#3 AND #6 AND #9