AE and RT demonstrated different association patterns with adipokine- and inflammation-related outcomes in adults with T2DM. AE was more consistently associated with favourable adipokine-related changes, whereas RT showed comparatively larger associations with some inflammation-related outcomes. Additional exploratory analyses suggested that these patterns may vary across age and weight subgroups, and that training frequency and session duration may also be associated with selected outcomes. However, the IL-6 findings should be interpreted with particular caution because the corresponding network showed local inconsistency. Therefore, these results should be regarded as hypothesis-generating rather than as a basis for modality prioritization or formal exercise recommendations.
Yan et al. (2026) studied this question.