Review Article
Exercise and BMI in Overweight and Obese Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Trial Sequential Meta-Analysis
Table 2
Initial physical characteristics of participants.
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Notes. Groups/participants: number of groups and participants in which data were available; ± SD: mean ± standard deviation; Mdn: median; BMI: body mass index; VO2max: maximum oxygen consumption; kcals: kilocalories; data limited to those groups in which aerobic exercise was an intervention; data limited to those groups in which strength training was an intervention; percentage of missing data calculated based on the premise that (1) all studies should have assessed and reported data for age, height, body weight, BMI, fat mass, percent body fat, fat-free mass, and energy intake, (2) all studies that included an aerobic exercise component should have assessed and reported data on VO2max in mL⋅kg−1⋅min−1, and (3) all studies that included a strength training component should have assessed and reported data on upper and lower body strength. |