Association of exercise stages of change with glycemic control in individuals with type 2 diabetes.
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.
Natarajan
Sundar
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Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Clyburn
Ernest B
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Brown
Ronald T
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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
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