Effect of Exercise Intervention on Flow-Mediated Dilation in Overweight and Obese Adults: Meta-Analysis

Table 5

Subgroup analysis.

Moderator variable		ES	95% CI
			Lower	Upper
Body weight change
Increase	7	0.10	−0.50	0.70	2.545
0–2.9 kg loss	19	0.61	0.26	0.97
≥3 kg loss	8	0.70	0.12	1.28
Diet intervention
Yes	20	0.51	0.18	0.85	0.008
No	14	0.54	0.11	0.97
Exercise duration
<12 weeks	8	0.09	−0.50	0.68	2.868
12–23 weeks	15	0.61	0.20	1.02
≥24 weeks	11	0.71	0.24	1.18
Exercise type
Resistance	6	0.43	−0.22	1.07	0.601
Aerobic	24	0.52	0.18	0.85
Combined	4	0.82	0.01	1.62
Exercise intensity
Low	3	1.24	0.29	2.19	2.401
Moderate	30	0.47	0.19	0.75
High	1	0.27	−1.38	1.93
Comorbidity
No	21	0.26	−0.06	0.58	6.392
Yes	13	0.95	0.52	1.37
Baseline BMI
25–29.9	12	0.31	−0.11	0.73	1.647
30–34.9	19	0.67	0.30	1.04
≥35	3	0.66	−0.28	1.61

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