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Comparison of FBG, cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations amongconventional PT exercise, Hatha yoga exercise and control type 2 diabeticpatients over a 6-month period |
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| Variable/Group |
Baseline |
3 Months |
6 Months |
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| FBG (mmol/L) |
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| Conventional PT |
11.74 ± 0.34 |
8.71 ± 0.24**ab |
8.52 ± 0.24**ab |
| Hatha yoga |
11.84 ± 0.45 |
8.58 ± 0.44**ab |
8.35 ± 0.44**ab |
| Control |
11.77 ± 0.44 |
12.79 ± 0.37 |
10.89 ± 0.39 |
| Cholesterol (mmol/L) |
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| Conventional PT |
4.32 ± 0.13 |
4.29 ± 0.14**ab |
4.27 ± 0.14**ab |
| Hatha yoga |
4.39 ± 0.14 |
4.33 ± 0.16**ab |
4.33 ± 0.15**ab |
| Control |
4.37 ± 0.13 |
4.93 ± 0.14 |
5.11 ± 0.13 |
| Triglyceride (mmol/L) |
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| Conventional PT |
1.83 ± 1.11 |
1.78 ± 1.10 |
1.70 ± 1.11 |
| Hatha yoga |
1.83 ± 1.13 |
1.76 ± 1.14 |
1.72 ± 1.13 |
| Control |
1.81 ± 1.13 |
1.83 ± 1.12 |
1.90 ± 1.12 |
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Values represent Mean ± S.E. **p < 0.0001; a: significantly different from baseline; b: significantly different from control. | |||
Gordon et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008 8:21 doi:10.1186/1472-6882-8-21 |
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