title: Association of exercise stages of change with glycemic control in individuals with type 2 diabetes.
abstract: A study of 74 patients in a clinic serving indigent primarily African American people found that most were in early stages of readiness to start exercising, and that HbA1c levels were lower in the later stages.
authors.affiliation: Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Sundar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Natarajan
authors.forename: Ernest B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Clyburn
authors.forename: Ronald T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology; D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood* / Q000208:ethnology; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000097:blood* / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000208:ethnology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D014481:United States; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose