Review Article

[Retracted] Physical Exercise and Patients with Chronic Renal Failure: A Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Characteristics of RCT studies included in the meta-analysis.

StudyYearCountryPeriodGroupsSampling SizeAgeRenal Failure ConfirmationMatching

Molsted et al.2004Denmark1991–2000Exercise1159Medical recordsAge, sex
Control948
Henrique et al. 2010Brazil2003–2005Exercise747.6Pathologically confirmedAge
Control742.5
Greenwood et al. 2015UK2010–2012Exercise853.8Medical recordsAge, sex
Control1053.3
Svarstad et al.2002Norway1998–2000Exercise750Medical recordsAge
Control831
Messonnier et al.2012France2008–2010Exercise1126.4Pathologically confirmedAge, sex
Control1125.3
McMahon et al.1999Australia1996–1998Exercise558Pathologically confirmedAge, income
Control934
Cupisti et al.2004Italy1995–2002Exercise2846Medical recordsAge, sex
Control2843
Cho and Sohng2014Korea2000–2012Exercise2360.8Pathologically confirmedAge, sex
Control2357.7
Li et al.2012China1995–2011Exercise2524.24Medical recordsAge
Control2522.12