Tai Chi Chuan Exercise for Patients with Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Figure 2

Forest plots of ORs with 95% CI for Tai Chi Chuan versus controls on (a) pain, (b) interleukin-6, (c) insulin-like growth factor, (d) handgrip dynamometer strength (kg), (e) elbow flexion (degrees), (f) elbow, extension (degrees), (g) abduction (degrees), (h) horizontal adduction (degrees), (i) body mass, (j) physical well-being, (k) social well-being, (l) emotional well-being, and (m) general health-related quality of life (random effect model). The width of the horizontal line represents the 95% CI of the individual studies, and the square proportional represents the weight of each study. The diamond represents the pooled OR and 95% CI.

(a) Pain

(b) Interleukin-6

(c) Insulin-like growth factor

(d) Handgrip dynamometer strength (kg)

(e) Elbow flexion (degrees)

(f) Elbow extension (degrees)

(g) Abduction (degrees)

(h) Horizontal adduction (degrees)

(i) Body mass index

(j) Physical well-being

(k) Social well-being

(l) Emotional well-being

(m) General health-related quality of life