Role of yoga for patients with type II diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Author: Kumar V1, Jagannathan A2, Philip M3, Thulasi A4, Angadi P5, Raghuram N6
Affiliation:
1Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (SVYASA), Bengaluru, India. Electronic address: vinoddrvinod@gmail.com.
2National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, India. Electronic address: jaganaarti@gmail.com.
3National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, India. Electronic address: dr.mariammaphilip@gmail.com.
4Samatvam Healthcare Pvt. Limited, Bengaluru, India. Electronic address: arunthulli@gmail.com.
5Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (SVYASA), Bengaluru, India. Electronic address: drpavi9@gmail.com.
6Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (SVYASA), Bengaluru, India. Electronic address: rnagaratna@gmail.com.
Conference/Journal: Complement Ther Med.
Date published: 2016 Apr
Other:
Volume ID: 25 , Pages: 104-12 , Special Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2016.02.001. Epub 2016 Feb 4. , Word Count: 225
To understand the role and efficacy of yoga in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus, this meta-analysis was conducted. Electronic data bases searched were PubMed/Medline, ProQuest, PsycINFO, IndMED, CENTRAL, Cochrane library, CamQuest and CamBase till December 17, 2014. Eligible outcomes were fasting blood sugar (FBS), post prandial blood sugar (PPBS) and glycosylated haemoglobin (HBA1C). Randomized controlled trials and controlled trials were eligible. Studies focussing only on relaxation or meditation or multimodal intervention were not included. A total of 17 RCTs were included for review. Data from research articles on patients, methods, interventions- control and results were extracted. Mean and standard deviations were utilized for calculating standardized mean difference with 95% confidence interval. Heterogeneity was assessed with the help of I(2) statistics. χ(2) was used to rule out the effects of heterogeneity due to chance alone. Beneficial effects of yoga as an add-on intervention to standard treatment in comparison to standard treatment were observed for FBS [Standardized Mean Difference (SMD) -1.40, 95%CI -1.90 to -0.90, p˂0.00001]; PPBS [SMD -0.91, 95%CI -1.34 to -0.48, p˂0.0001] as well as HBA1C [SMD -0.64, 95%CI -0.97 to -0.30, p˂0.0002]. But risk of bias was overall high for included studies. With this available evidence, yoga can be considered as add-on intervention for management of diabetes.
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KEYWORDS: Meta-analysis; Type II diabetes mellitus; Yoga
PMID: 27062957 [PubMed - in process]
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