Abstract:Objective To study the effect of different exercise methods on blood pressure (BP) control in community people with prediabetes. Methods In the period from June to August 2015, the people who suffered from prediabetes with mild hypertension (n = 83) were selected from the community residents who had been managed by three community health service centers in Guilin. The volunteers were randomly divided into 3 groups. After a year of intervention and follow-up, 67 people were eventually collected with 22 in the resistance exercise group, 23 in the aerobic exercise group and 22 in the control group. During the intervention period, the control group maintained the original way of life; the resistance and aerobic exercise groups were given the corresponding exercise intervention, about 50 min each time, once every other day. In 3, 6 and 12 months after intervention, fasting blood glucose, fasting insulin, glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), BP and insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR) were measured. Results HbA1c, HOMA-IR, SBP and DBP at different time points were significantly different (F = 22.415, 9.289, 32.689 and 6.713 respectively; P = 0.000). HbA1c, HOMA-IR, SBP and DBP were significantly different among the three groups (F = 16.525, 4.241, 26.436 and 4.653; P = 0.000, 0.044, 0.000 and 0.013). After intervention, HbA1c, HOMA-IR, SBP and DBP of the resistance exercise group and the aerobic exercise group were lower than those of the control group; the change trends of HbA1c, HOMA-IR, SBP and DBP were significantly different (F = 19.134, 4.782, 22.520 and 6.792; P = 0.000). During the intervention period, although the differences were not statistically significant between the two exercise groups when the index values of different time periods were compared (P > 0.05), the decline ranges of HbA1c and HOMA-IR in the resistance exercise group were greater than those in the aerobic exercise group, SBP and DBP of the aerobic exercise group decreased more obviously than those of the resistance exercise group. After 3 months, HbA1c, HOMA-IR and DBP of the aerobic group and the resistance group were lower than those before intervention; SBP of the aerobic group was lower than that before intervention. After intervention for 6 months, HbA1c, SBP and DBP of the aerobic group and the resistance group were lower than those before intervention; HOMA-IR of the resistance group was lower than that before intervention. After 12-month intervention, HbA1c, HOMA-IR, SBP and DBP of the aerobic group and the resistance group were lower than those before intervention, HbA1c and SBP of the control group increased, there were significant differences (P < 0.05). Conclusions Both resistance and aerobic exercises could improve the glycosylated hemoglobin, blood pressure and insulin resistance of the community residents with both prediabetes and mild hypertension. The two kinds of sports should be popularized and applied.