Mindwell supported · human dataAdded 25 July 2026

Mind-body exercise showed the greatest reduction in depressive symptom scores in type 2 diabetes patients compared to control in a network meta-analysis, though overall certainty of evidence was moderate to low.

Mind-body exercise showed the greatest reduction in depressive symptom scores in type 2 diabetes patients compared to control in a network meta-analysis, though overall certainty of evidence was moderate to low.

What they did

A network meta-analysis of 53 structured exercise trials in people with type 2 diabetes ranked modalities by their effect on depressive symptom scores.

What they found

Mind-body exercise ranked highest, though its score of 72.4 sat close to aquatic exercise (69.5) and combined training (69.4).

What it actually shows

Network meta-analysis of structured exercise trials in T2DM; 53 studies included but certainty rated moderate to low; mind-body exercise SUCRA 72.4 but similar to aquatic (69.5) and combined training (69.4); heterogeneity and wide confidence intervals limit definitive rankings.

Meta-analysis · Front Public Health

Where it fits

Rankings that close, with wide confidence intervals, make 'these all help' a safer conclusion than 'this one wins'. Certainty was rated moderate to low.

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