Table 2: The pooled results of Baduanjin exercise for plasma HDL-C level in healthy participants or clinical patients.

Participants Number of comparisons /T /C MD (95% CI) (mmol/L) P value (%) P heterogeneity Baduanjin + routine treatment versus routine treatment                Clinical patients 5 136 136 0.04 (−0.1, 0.18) 73 Baduanjin versus no treatment                Clinical patients 2 38 35 0.22 (−0.11, 0.55) 92  Healthy participants 9 140 144 0.13 (0.06, 0.21) 56 Baduanjin versus other exercises                Healthy participants 2 49 47 −0.09 (−0.25, 0.06) 19 Baduanjin + routine versus other exercises + routine treatment                Clinical patients 3 114 106 0.00 (−0.06, 0.07) 0

T: The treatment group, C: The control group.