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Background: Adiponectin is an adipocytokine that is hypothesized to be involved in insulin resistance and diabetes. The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of two different single-session aquatic exercises on serum adiponectin and insulin resistance in women with type 2 diabetes.
Materials and methods: In an experimental study with crossover design, eight postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes (mean age 56.6±4.9 years) were randomly assigned to three groups: control (Con), low duration (LD) exercise (45 – 50 min), and moderate duration (MD) exercise (65-70 min). Blood samples were taken immediately and 24 hours after exercise. Data were analyzed using one-way repeated measures analysis of variance, in SPSS software version 16 (P

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