Research Area
The effect of yoga practice on glycemic control and other health
Research Title
The effect of yoga practice on glycemic control and other health parameters in the prediabetic state: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Introduction
Type II diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease characterized by persistent hyperglycemia because of a progressive condition in which the body becomes resistant to the typical effects of insulin or loses the ability to produce insulin. The global prevalence of diabetes among adults above 18 years old has increased to 8.5% in 2014 from 4.7% in 1980. Approximately 422 million people were found to be living with diabetes in 2014 and approximately 1.6 million deaths were directly caused by diabetes in 2016.
Abstract
A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to investigate the effects of yoga on glycemic control, lipid profiles, body composition and blood pressure in people in the prediabetic state. Studies on the effectiveness of yoga on population groups under high risk for diabetes, called prediabetic or suffering from metabolic syndromes were extracted from a thorough search of PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane Library, EBSCO and IndMED databases. Both Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) and non-RCT studies were included in the systematic review and meta-analysis. Studies published between Jan 2002 and Dec 2018 were included.
Conclusion
This meta-analysis of yoga for diabetes and associated factors revealed evidence for the potential clinically important effect of yoga on ameliorating diabetes factors such as fasting blood glucose, postprandial blood glucose, body weight, systolic blood, diastolic blood pressure, LDL, triglycerides, total cholesterol and HbA1c. However, well-designed RCTs are needed to examine the long-term efficacy of yoga intervention not only for the risk of T2DM but also metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease.
