Review Article

The Effects of Tai Chi on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Characteristics and quality assessments of the included trials.

First author, yearPatients (total, E/C)Age (mean (SD), E/C)Experimental
intervention
ControlDuration, sessions with supervision per week, time per session

Yan 200418, 10/851.8 (7.4)/53.1 (7.8)Tai chiN24 weeks, 7, 40 min
Yu 200440, 20/2050 (58)/49 (5.6)Tai chiN12 weeks, 7, 60 min
Jiang 200736, 18/1857.2 (4.2)/55.0 (6.2)Tai chiN20 weeks, 7, 40 min
Tracey T. 200738, 18/2065 (7.8)Tai chiN16 weeks, 2, 60 min
Paul Lam 200853, 28/1563.2 (8.6)/60.7 (12.2)Tai chiN24 weeks, 2, 60 min
Ying Zhang 200820, 10/957.4 (6.2)Tai chiN14 weeks, 5, 60 min
Wang 200954, 28/2649.21 (11.12)/48.83 (10.54)Tai chiSocial dancing exercise24 weeks, 5, 30 min
Wu 201040, 20/20NRTai chiN24 weeks, 3, 60 min
Shih-Chuen Chen 2010104, 56/4859.1 (6.2)/57.4 (5.8)Tai chiAerobic exercise12 weeks, 3, 60 min
Li X. 201360, 30/3057.3 (10.3)Tai chiN8 weeks, 7, 45 min
Li Z. 201387, 43/4454.21 (9.47)/52.69 (8.37)Tai chiN12 weeks, 7, 30 min
Sununta 201364, 32/32NRTai chiN12 weeks, 5, 30 min
Tang 201428, 14/1461.40 (5.08)/61.53 (6.23)Tai chiN24 weeks, 5, 15 min
Tang 201429, 15/1462.73 (7.17)/61.53 (6.23)Tai chiN24 weeks, 5, 30 min
Tang 201427, 13/1459.40 (6.68)/61.53 (6.23)Tai chiN24 weeks, 5, 45 min
Zhang 2015100, 50/5055.36 (2.78)/61.53 (6.23)Tai chiN4 weeks, 7, 30 min

E: experimental group; C: control group; N: nonexercise; NR: not reported; min: minute; SD: standard deviation.