Tai Chi Chuan for the Primary Prevention of Stroke in Middle-Aged and Elderly Adults: A Systematic Review

Table 5

The effect of TCC on blood lipids.

Outcome or subgroup title	Number of; studies	Number of; participants	Effect size; std. mean difference (IV, random, 95% CI)	value		PHeterogeneity
Tai Chi Chuan versus nonintervention
TC
Intervention for less than half a year	7	340	−0.87 [−1.66, −0.08]	0.03	90℅	<0.00001
Intervention for more than 1 year	5	298	−0.32 [−0.63, −0.02]	0.04	40℅	0.15
TG
Intervention for less than half a year	7	340	−0.58 [−1.03, −0.14]	0.01	72℅	0.002
Intervention for more than 1 year	5	298	−0.67 [−0.90, −0.43]	<0.00001	0℅	0.82
HDL-C
Intervention for less than half an year	7	340	0.77 [0.01, 1.53]	0.05	90℅	<0.00001
Intervention for more than 1 year	5	335	0.88 [0.44, 1.32]	<0.0001	73℅	0.006
LDL-C
Intervention for less than half an year	7	340	−0.95 [−1.64, −0.26]	0.007	87℅	<0.00001
Intervention for more than 1 year	6	371	−0.93 [−1.72, −0.15]	0.02	91℅	<0.00001
Tai Chi Chuan plus conventional treatment versus same conventional treatment
TC (mmol/L)	1	60	−1.76 [−2.02, −1.50]			<0.00001
TG (mmol/L)	1	60	−0.05 [−0.27, 0.17]			0.66
HDL-C (mmol/L)	1	60	0.20 [0.16, 0.24]			<0.00001
LDL-C (mmol/L)
Chen 2013 [45]	1	60	−0.54 [−0.73, −0.35]			<0.00001
Li et al. 2006 [49]	1	38	−0.05 [−0.13, 0.03]			0.22

TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.