Table 1 Table of included studies
Article | Country | Category | Aerobic exercise intensity | Participants | Intervention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Balducci 2010 small | Italy | Aerobic and combined | Moderate and vigorous | 82 subjects with T2DM and MetS according to IDF were enrolled. They were randomised into control (n = 20), moderate intensity aerobic (n = 20), vigorous aerobic (n = 20) and combined aerobic and resistance (n = 22) | Sessions consisted of the allocated exercise for 60 min, 3 sessions per week for 52 weeks |
Balducci 2010 large | Italy | Combined | Moderate | 606 subjects with MetS were included. They were randomised into control (n = 303) and combined aerobic and resistance exercise (n = 303) | Sessions consisted of 75 min of combined aerobic and resistance exercise, 2 sessions per week for 52 weeks |
Donley 2014 | USA | Aerobic | Vigorous to high | 21 healthy and 22 MetS were included. MetS participants were allocated to aerobic exercise | Sessions consisted of 60Â min of aerobic exercise, 3 times per week for 8Â weeks |
Irving 2008 | USA | Aerobic | Moderate and vigorous | 37 women with MetS were included. They were randomised into control (n = 9), moderate intensity exercise (n = 15) or high intensity exercise (n = 12) | Sessions consisted of 50 min of aerobic exercise, 5 sessions per week for 16 weeks |
Irving 2009 | USA | Aerobic | Moderate and vigorous | 34 adults with MetS were included. They were randomised into control (n = 10), moderate intensity exercise (n = 13) or high intensity exercise (n = 11) | Sessions consisted of 60 min of aerobic exercise, 5 sessions per week for 16 weeks |
Kim 2011 | Korea | Aerobic | Moderate | 43 patients with T2DM and MeTS were randomised into control (n = 22) and aerobic exercise (n = 21) | The intervention consisted of 150 min of aerobic exercise per week for 16 weeks |
Mager 2008 | Finland | Aerobic | Moderate | 75 patients with MetS were included. They were randomised into diet alone (n = 28), resistance training (n = 14), aerobic training (n = 15) and control (n = 18) | Sessions consisted 30 min of the allocated exercise, 2–3 times per week for 33 weeks |
Maresca 2013 | Italy | Aerobic | Vigorous | 20 male patients with MetS were included. They were randomised into Aerobic exercise + tadalafil (n = 10) or tadalafil alone (n = 10) | Sessions consisted of 40 min of aerobic exercise, 3 times per week for 2 months |
Oh 2010 | Korea | Combined | Light | 52 women with MetS were included. They were randomised into a combined aerobic and resistance exercise group (n = 31) or the control group (n = 21) | Sessions consisted of 40 min of combined aerobic and resistance exercise, 2–3 times per week for 6 months |
Okura 2007 | Japan | Aerobic | Vigorous | 67 patients with MetS were included. There were allocated into low calorie diet (n = 24) or diet + aerobic exercise (n = 43) | Sessions consisted of 45 min of aerobic exercise, 3 times per week for 14 weeks |
Reseland 2001 | Norway | Aerobic | Moderate | 186 men with MetS were included. They were allocated into diet alone (n = 44), diet + aerobic exercise (n = 57), exercise alone (n = 48) or control (n = 37) | Sessions consisted of 60 min of aerobic exercise, 3 times per week for 1 year |
Soares 2014 | Brazil | Aerobic | Moderate to Vigorous | 87 participants with Mets were included. They were randomised into dietary intervention (n = 24), dietary intervention + exercise (n = 17), dietary intervention + omega 3 supplementation (n = 23) or dietary intervention + omega 3 supplementation + exercise (n = 23) | Sessions consisted of 30 min of aerobic exercise, 3 times per week for 12 weeks |
Sonnenschein 2011 | Germany | Aerobic | Moderate to Vigorous | 24 subjects with MetS were included. They were randomised into aerobic exercise (n = 12) or control (n = 12) | Sessions consisted of 30 min of aerobic exercise, 5 times per week for 8 weeks |
Straznicky 2010 | Australia | Aerobic | Moderate | 58 MetS subjects were included. The were randomised into low calorie diet (n = 20), diet + exercise (n = 20) or control (n = 19) | Sessions consisted of 40 min of aerobic exercise, 3–4 times per week for 12 weeks |
Stensvold 2010 | Norway | Aerobic and Combined | High | 43 patients with MetS were included. They were randomised into aerobic interval training (n = 11), resistance training (n = 11), combination aerobic and resistance (n = 10) and control (n = 11) | Sessions consisted of 40 to 50 min of the allocated exercise, 3 times per week for 12 weeks |
Tjonna 2008 | Norway | Aerobic | Moderate | 32 participants with the MetS were included. They were randomised into aerobic interval training (n = 12), continuous moderate exercise (n = 10) or control (n = 10) | Sessions consisted of 40 min of the allocated exercise, 3 times per week for 16 weeks |