PMID- 21810269 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20111123 LR - 20211020 IS - 1477-7525 (Electronic) IS - 1477-7525 (Linking) VI - 9 DP - 2011 Aug 2 TI - Health status of older adults with Type 2 diabetes mellitus after aerobic or resistance training: a randomised trial. PG - 59 LID - 10.1186/1477-7525-9-59 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: A prior study showed positive effects of resistance training on health status in individuals with diabetes compared to aerobic or no exercise, the exercise regimens were either different in volume, duration or rate of progression. We aimed to compare the effects of progressive resistance training (PRT) or aerobic training (AT) of similar volume over an 8-week period on health status (measured using the Short-form 36 Questionnaire) in middle aged adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). FINDINGS: Sixty subjects aged 58 (7) years were randomised to PRT (n = 30) or AT (n = 30). General health and vitality were significantly improved in both groups (mean (SD) change scores for PRT were 12.2(11.5) and 10.5(18.2), and for AT, 13.3(19.6) and 10.0(13.1), respectively) and exceeded the minimally important difference of 5 points. The PRT group also had improved physical function and mental health status (mean (SD) change scores: 9.0(22.6), p < 0.05 and 5.3(12.3), p < 0.05, respectively), which was not observed in the AT group. However, the between group differences were not statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS: Both exercise regimens have positive impact on health status that correlated well with clinical improvement in patients with T2DM. PRT may have some additional benefits as there were significant changes in more domains of the SF-36 than that observed for the AT group. FAU - Ng, Cindy Li Whye AU - Ng CL AD - Department of Physiotherapy, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore. cindy.ng.l.w@sgh.com.sg FAU - Tai, E Shyong AU - Tai ES FAU - Goh, Su-Yen AU - Goh SY FAU - Wee, Hwee-Lin AU - Wee HL LA - eng SI - ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT01000519 PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article PT - Randomized Controlled Trial DEP - 20110802 PL - England TA - Health Qual Life Outcomes JT - Health and quality of life outcomes JID - 101153626 SB - IM MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/*rehabilitation MH - *Exercise MH - Female MH - Health Status MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - *Resistance Training MH - Singapore PMC - PMC3199739 EDAT- 2011/08/04 06:00 MHDA- 2011/12/13 00:00 PMCR- 2011/08/02 CRDT- 2011/08/04 06:00 PHST- 2011/02/25 00:00 [received] PHST- 2011/08/02 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2011/08/04 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/08/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/12/13 00:00 [medline] PHST- 2011/08/02 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 1477-7525-9-59 [pii] AID - 10.1186/1477-7525-9-59 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2011 Aug 2;9:59. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-9-59.