A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Tai Chi on Glucose and Lipid Metabolism in Middle-Aged and Elderly Diabetic Patients: Evidence from Randomized Controlled Trials

Table 4

Subgroup analysis of Tai Chi on glucose and lipid metabolism in diabetic patients.

Outcomes	Group	Subgroup	N	WMD	95%CI	p	I^2 (%)	(WMD) value
FBG	Duration	≤12 weeks	5	−0.39	−1.12, 0.34	0.005	73.00	0.293
		>12 weeks	7	−0.78	−1.47, −0.08	0.002	71.10	0.029
	Frequency	≤3 times/week	4	−0.67	−1.51, 0.17	0.001	82.10	0.12
		>3 times/week	8	−0.57	−1.22, 0.08	0.004	66.10	0.084
	Time	≤50 min	5	−0.06	−0.67, 0.55	0.036	61.00	0.84
		>50 min	7	−1.04	−1.70, −0.37	0.004	69.00	0.002
HbA1c	Duration	≤12 weeks	4	−0.82	−1.24, −0.39	0.243	28.20	≤0.01
		>12 weeks	5	−0.88	−2.07, 0.30	≤0.01	96.90	0.144
	Frequency	≤3 times/week	4	−0.77	−2.44, 0.89	≤0.01	97.10	0.363
		>3 times/week	5	−0.91	−1.56, −0.25	≤0.01	84.90	0.007
	Time	≤50 min	3	−0.88	−2.02, 0.27	≤0.01	90.70	0.132
		>50 min	6	−0.87	−1.91, 0.18	≤0.01	95.30	0.103
TC	Duration	≤12 weeks	4	−0.61	−1.11, −0.11	≤0.01	85.80	0.016
		>12 weeks	5	−0.34	−0.81, 0.13	0.027	63.50	0.159
	Frequency	≤3 times/week	2	0.02	−0.34, 0.38	0.441	0.00	0.902
		>3 times/week	7	−0.58	−0.94, −0.22	≤0.01	76.80	0.002
	Time	≤50 min	3	−0.61	−1.31, 0.10	≤0.01	89.80	0.091
		>50 min	6	−0.4	−0.77, −0.03	0.021	62.40	0.036
TG	Duration	≤12 weeks	3	−0.28	−0.40, −0.16	0.369	0.00	≤0.01
		>12 weeks	5	−0.09	−0.45, 0.27	0.018	66.50	0.625
	Frequency	≤3 times/week	2	−0.2	−0.38, −0.04	0.854	0.00	0.016
		>3 times/week	6	−0.19	−0.42, 0.04	0.008	68.10	0.098
	Time	≤50 min	2	0.09	−0.62, 0.79	0.001	90.70	0.808
		>50 min	6	−0.28	−0.40, −0.17	0.719	0.00	≤0.01
HDL-C	Duration	≤12 weeks	4	0.17	0.05, 0.28	0.072	57.20	0.004
		>12 weeks	4	0.00	−0.08, 0.08	0.67	0.00	0.967
	Time	≤50 min	3	0.09	−0.07, 0.25	0.024	73.30	0.268
		>50 min	3	0.11	0.01, 0.20	0.208	32.00	0.038
LDL-C	Duration	≤12 weeks	2	−0.62	−0.82, −0.43	0.349	0.00	≤0.01
		>12 weeks	4	−0.17	−0.57, 0.23	0.011	73.20	0.407
	Time	≤50 min	2	−0.05	−0.67, 0.56	0.005	87.30	0.868
		>50 min	4	−0.47	−0.83, −0.12	0.047	62.30	0.008