Impact of walking on glycemic control and other cardiovascular risk factors in type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND: Walking is the most popular and most preferred exercise among type 2 diabetes patients, yet compelling evidence regarding its beneficial effects on cardiovascular risk factors is still lacking. The aim of this meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was to evaluate the assoc...

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Main Authors: Shanhu Qiu, Xue Cai, Uwe Schumann, Martina Velders, Zilin Sun, Jürgen Michael Steinacker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4201471?pdf=render