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Table 2 Participant characteristics of exercise on cognition in individuals with T2D or IGT

From: Exercise or physical activity and cognitive function in adults with type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance or impaired glucose tolerance: a systematic review

Citation

Inclusion criteria

Condition (N)

Age, years (SD)

% Female

Medications

Watson

et al.

2006 [35]

Glucose tolerance criteria for prediabetes 7.8 mmol/L ≥ 2-h glucose <11.1 mmol/L)

Normal cognitive assessment

Exercise group: exercise

plus AHAS2ED (15)

BMI: 24.7 ± 3.2 kg/m2

Control group:

AHAS1ED (13)

BMI:26.7 ± 4.3 kg/m2

58.0 ± 9.7

60.6 ± 9.0

Not reported

Not reported

Colberg

et al.

2008 [36]

American Diabetes Association criteria for the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. Cutoff point for MMSE score > 24 and SLUMS <20 for high school educated, <15 for less educated

Diabetes group (74)

HbA1c, % 6.6 ± 0.2

Control group (71)

HbA1c, % 5.2 ± 0.0

55.5 ± 1.0

57.5 ± 1.3

66.2

Not reported

Devore

et al.

2009 [37]

American Diabetes Association criteria for diagnosis of type 2 diabetes

Diabetes duration: 1–15 year

Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (modified forms of the Mini-Mental State Examination

High physical activity

group (512)

BMI (43%) ≥ 30 kg/m2

Moderate physical

activity group (520)

BMI (33%) ≥ 30 kg/m2

Low physical activity

group (518)

BMI (32%) ≥ 30 kg/m2

No control group

74.0 ± 2.3

74.0 ± 2.4

74.0 ± 2.3

100

Insulin therapy

Oral hypoglycemia

Anti-hypertension/ anti-hypoglycemia

Baker

et al.

2010 [38]

Glucose tolerance criteria for prediabetes (7.8 mmol/L ≥ 2-h glucose <11.1 mmol/L) and for diagnosed type 2 diabetes (2-h glucose ≥1.1 mmol/L)

Normal cognitive assessment

Exercise group: aerobic exercise (19), 2-h OGTT glucose levels:184 ± 46 mg/dL

BMI:30.6 ± 3.9 kg/m2

Control group: stretching (9)

2-h OGTT glucose levels: 163 ± 31.8 mg/dL

BMI: 30.1 ± 7.3 kg/m2

71.0 ± 7.5

66.0 ± 6.0

64.3

Anti-hypertension

Yanagawa et al.

2011 [39]

World Health Organization criteria for diagnosis of type 2 diabetes euglycemic clamp)

Normal cognitive assessment

Exercise group (9)

HbA1c, % 7.29 ± 0.56

BMI: 23.31 ± 2.80 kg/m2

Control group: walking (7)

HbA1c, % 7.14 ± 0.61

BMI: 22.31 ± 2.03 kg/m2

71.6 ± 3.8

70.1 ± 3.7

31.2

Not reported

Lehtisalo et al.

2016 [40]

Glucose tolerance criteria for prediabetes 7.8 mmol/L ≥ 2-h glucose <11.1 mmol/L

Normal cognitive assessment

Exercise group:

Mixing exercise (364)

Control group:

Health advice (158)

55.1 ± 6.8

55.3 ± 7.8

67.1

Not reported

  1. AHAS1ED American Heart Association Step 1 Eucaloric Diet, AHAS2ED American Heart Association Step 2; Eucaloric Diet, MMSE Mini-mental State Examination, SLUMS Saint Louis University Mental Status Examination, OGTT oral glucose tolerance test, HbA1c glycosylated hemoglobin, BMI Body mass index, SD Standard deviation