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Table 2 Basic information included in the study

From: Comparative efficacy of various mind-body exercise types on cardiometabolic health in patients with type 2 diabetes: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Outcome (No. of Studies)

SUCRA Ranking

Main Pairwise Comparisons MD/SMD (95% CI)

Node-Splitting Inconsistency

Publication Bias

FPG (n = 9)

Best: ME (97.9)

Worst: CG (5.9)

MIT vs. ME:0.68 (-0.37, 1.74)

ME vs. CG: -7.23 (-8.27, -6.20)*

MIT vs. CG: -6.55 (-7.75, -5.34)*

CE vs. CG*

No significant evidence

HbA1c (n = 11)

Best: MIT (92.2)

Worst: LY (0.0)

Yoga vs. CG: -0.52 (-0.76, -0.27)*

MIT vs. CG: -0.78 (-1.12, -0.44)*

LY vs. CG: 1.78 (1.05, -2.51)*

No significant inconsistency

No significant evidence

BMI (n = 9)

Best: YWM (99.4)

Worst: MIT (15.9)

YWM vs. MIT: -4.02 (-6.03, -2.02)*

YWM vs. CG: -2.90 (-4.05, -1.75)*

MIT vs. CG: 1.12 (-0.52, 2.76)

No closed loop

No significant evidence

WC (n = 5)

Best: YWM (99.8)

Worst: CE (2.3)

YWM vs. CE: -2.00 (-2.80, -1.19)*

YWM vs. CG: -1.03 (-1.44, -0.62)*

CG vs. CE: -0.97 (-1.66, -0.28)*

No closed loop

No significant evidence

SBP (n = 7)

Best: MIT (86.1)

Worst: CE (6.1)

MIT vs. CE: -13.00 (-17.22, -8.78)*

MIT vs. CG: -8.32 (-13.36, -3.27)*

CG vs. CE: -4.68 (-7.45, -1.92)*

No closed loop

No significant evidence

DBP (n = 7)

Best: MIT (99.8)

Worst: CE (5.1)

MIT vs. CE: -6.00 (-7.64, -4.36)*

MIT vs. CG: -5.11 (-7.62, -2.61)*

CG vs. CE: -0.89 (-2.78, 1.01)

No closed loop

No significant evidence

HDL-C (n = 7)

Best: MIT (97.6)

Worst: Yoga (17.4)

Yoga vs. MIT: -1.32 (-2.25, -0.39)*

MIT vs. CG: 1.25 (0.29, 2.20)*

Yoga vs. CG: -0.07 (-0.45, 0.30)

No significant inconsistency

No significant evidence

LDL-C (n = 6)

Best: YWM (94.7)

Worst: Taiji (11.4)

YWM vs. Taiji: -2.20 (-3.20, -1.20)*

YWM vs. CG: -2.08 (-2.56, -1.60) *

Taiji vs. CG: 0.11 (-0.76, 0.99)

No closed loop

No significant evidence

TG (n = 6)

Best: YWM (95.6)

Worst: MIT (0.2)

YWM vs. MIT: -2.35 (-3.45, -1.25)*

YWM vs. CG: -0.90 (-1.30, -0.49)*

MIT vs. CG: 1.45 (0.43, 2.47)*

No closed loop

No significant evidence

TC (n = 7)

Best: HY (100.0)

Worst: CG (10.6)

HY vs. CG: -5.77 (-6.50, -5.05)*

MIT vs. HY:3.32 (2.14, 4.49)*

MIT vs. CG:-2.46 (-3.39, -1.53)*

CE vs. CG*

CE vs. Yoga*

CG vs. Yoga*

No significant evidence

  1. SUCRA (Surface Under the Cumulative Ranking) values range from 0 to 100%; a higher value indicates a better ranking for improvement in that outcome; MD refers to the mean difference. Values in parentheses are the 95% confidence intervals (CIs); * indicates p < 0.05, the difference is statistically significant; Abbreviations (MIT: Mindfulness Intervention Training, ME: Meditative Exercise, HY: Hatha Yoga, LY: Laughter Yoga, PS: Peer Support, CG: Placebo Control, Blank Control, Standard Care, Home Stretching Exercise, CE: Traditional Physical Exercise, YWM: Yoga with Meditation)
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