Evidence Question

Does Exercise therapy reduce incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus?

Related to: Diabetes Prevention

Short answer

Exercise therapy may reduce incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus.

How the evidence connects

Each connection shows the published evidence classification for that intervention and outcome relationship.

Intervention

Exercise therapy

Intervention

Moderate
Mixed

2 studies · 2 RCTs

Outcome

Gestational diabetes mellitus incidence

Outcome

Why do we say this?

Some supporting studies report the observed direction, while others do not show the same pattern.

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