Intervention effect of combined resistance and aerobic exercise on type 2 diabetes: A meta-analysis

Table 1 Search strategy

Type of database	Search term combination	Screening conditions
English databases	"Resistance training" OR "Strength training" OR "Resistance exercise" OR "Strength exercise" OR "Aerobic exercise" OR "Aerobic training" OR "Combined training" OR "Combined exercise" OR "Resistance-aerobic exercise" OR "Aerobic-resistance exercise" OR "Exercise intervention" OR "Physical activity" AND ("Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus" OR "Diabetes Mellitus Type 2" OR "T2DM" OR "Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus" OR "NIDDM" OR "Type II Diabetes") AND ("Effectiveness" OR "Efficacy" OR "Clinical effect" OR "Therapeutic effect" OR "Glycemic control" OR "Blood glucose control" OR "HbA1c" OR "Glucose metabolism") AND ("Safety" OR "Adverse events" OR "Adverse effects" OR "Side effects" OR "Safety profile") AND ("RCT" OR "Randomized controlled trial" OR "Clinical trial" OR "Randomized trial")	(1) Randomized controlled trials; (2) Patients with T2DM aged 18 or older; (3) Compare resistance exercise with aerobic exercise lasting at least 8 weeks, with preset frequency, intensity, and duration; and (4) Primary outcome indicators include at least one of the following and provide usable data: Fasting blood glucose level; low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level; high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level; triglycerides level; HbA1c level; total cholesterol level
Chinese databases	"Resistance training”, "aerobic exercise”, "combined exercise”, "exercise intervention”, "T2DM”, "diabetes”, "efficacy”, "effectiveness”, "safety”, and "randomized controlled trials"

T2DM: Type 2 diabetes mellitus; HbA1c: Glycated hemoglobin A1c.