<p>Electronic Supplementary material 5. Funnel plot indicating the effect of resistance training on HbA1C level. The standard error of the change in HbA1C is plotted against the change in HbA1C. The asymmetry of the funnel plot suggests publication bias. Title: In search of the ideal resistance training program to improve glycemic control and its indication for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis</p><p>Journal name: Sports Medicine</p><p>Hajime Ishiguro, MD1, Satoru Kodama*, MD, PhD2, Chika Horikawa, RD, PhD3, Kazuya Fujihara, MD, PhD4, Ayumi Sugawara Hirose RD, PhD5, Reiko Hirasawa RD, PhD1, Yoko Yachi, RD, PhD6, Nobumasa Ohara MD, PhD1, Hitoshi Shimano MD, PhD4, Osamu Hanyu MD, PhD1, Hirohito Sone MD, PhD, FACP 1</p><p>*corresponding author</p><p>1 Department of Hematology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Niigata University Faculty of Medicine, Niigata, Niigata, Japan. 2 Laboratory Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology for Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases, Niigata University Faculty of Medicine, Niigata, Niigata, Japan. 3 Department of Health and Nutrition, University of Niigata Prefecture, Faculty of Human Life Studies, Niigata, Niigata, Japan. 4 Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Tsukuba Institute of Meidicine, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. 5 Faculty of Human Welfare, Child Studies, Seigakuin University, Saitama, Japan 6 Department of Faculty of Health and Nutrition, Yamanashi Gakuin University, Kōfu, Yamanashi, Japan.</p><p>Corresponding author: Satoru Kodama, MD, PhD Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences Department of Laboratory Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology for Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases 1-757 Asahimachi-dori Chuoh-ku, Niigata, Japan 951-8510 Phone +81-25-368-9024 Fax +81-25-368-9024 Email [email protected] </p>