Frontiers in Physiology

Optimal exercise dose for resistance training to improve HbA1c levels in overweight and obese patients with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials and a Bayesian network meta-analysis

By Huarui Li, Shidong Yang, Xuefeng Wang, Huang Shouliang

Figure 1. PRISMA Flow diagram of the search process for studies. — Figure 1. PRISMA Flow diagram of the search process for studies.PRISMA Flow diagram of the search process for studies.Li et al.

Meta-analysis of randomised trialsInterventions

23 weeks, dose-response, preregistered CRD420261341070, declared no competing interests

The paper

Huarui Li, Shidong Yang, Xuefeng Wang, Huang Shouliang

Nanjing Xiaozhuang University; Guangxi Normal University

Frontiers in Physiology, 12 Aug 2026

doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2026.1867073 PubMed 42656434

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