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Table 7 Relationship between changes in cognition and insulin resistance

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

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Cognition

Insulin resistance measurement

Time since last exercise bout

Relationship

r

p-value

Comments

Watson

et al.

2006 [35]

Delayed memory

Two-hour Oral glucose tolerance test insulin level (mmol/L)

26 weeks

Change in delayed

memory and change in two-hour Oral glucose tolerance test insulin level (mmol/L)

−0.52

0.047

Exercise group (Aerobic exercise plus American Heart Association Step 2 Eucaloric Diet only

Colberg

et al. 2008 [36]

Global cognitive function

Homeostatic Model Assessment-insulin resistance

Insulin (IU/mL)

Not

reported

Not

reported

Relationship between

HOMA-IR and

cognitive function

Relationship between insulin level and cognitive function

−0.19

−0.18

0.02

0.03

Diabetes exercise group

Yanagawa et al. 2011 [39]

Delayed memory

Euglycemic

Clamp (glucose

infusion rate (mL/kg/min)

Metabolic clearance

rate(mL/kg/min)

12 weeks

Change in word recall and change in glucose infusion rate

Change in word recall and change in metabolic clearance rate

0.64

0.575

0.024

0.051

Horseback riding simulation equipment (JOBA) exercise group