The effect of resistance training on blood pressure and resting heart rate in type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Authors' conclusion
Resistance training effectively improves hemodynamic outcomes T2D patients, but high heterogeneity in blood pressure outcomes and limited subgroup data on specific subgroups (e.g., women) restrict generalizability.
Study context
- Population
- Adults with T2D26 randomized controlled trials (RCTs)
- Comparison
- Resistance training vs usual care
- Outcome
- SBP and DBP
Methodological detailsrandom-effects models, PRISMA
- Random-effects models
- PRISMA
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
Each group vs usual careEstimate (95 % CI)P value
Resistance training
MD (SBP) −4.13 mmHg(−6.40 to −1.85)
P = 0.0004Resistance training
MD (DBP) −2.03 mmHg(−3.69 to −0.38)
P = 0.02Further pooled results
Resting heart rate
- Resting heart rate decreased
- MD −3.17 bpm (95 % CI: −6.33, −0.01; p = 0.05) (95% CI, p)
VO2max
- VO2max improved
- MD 0.27 ml/kg/min (95 % CI: 0.02, 0.53; p = 0.04) (95% CI, p)
SBP and DBP by intervention duration
- Greater SBP and DBP reductions in interventions lasting over 12 weeks
Meta-regression of heterogeneity
- Intervention duration, session frequency and study quality did not significantly explain the observed heterogeneity
Original publication
The effect of resistance training on blood pressure and resting heart rate in type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Published 14 February 2025. doi:10.
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