The Potential Role of Probiotics in Controlling Overweight/Obesity and Associated Metabolic Parameters in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 5

Subgroup analyses for the effects of probiotics on fat mass.

Subgroup	Number of trials	Number of participants	I^2	Weighted mean difference
			%	(95% CI)
Probiotics dosage
≥ 10^10 CFU	7	261	52.5	-1.08 -1.21, -0.95
< 10^10 CFU	2	50	27.2	-1.00 -1.59, -0.42
Number of probiotics species
Single	5	186	0	-1.15 -1.28, -1.02
Multiple	3	125	0	-0.60 -0.94, -0.26
Form of probiotics
Capsule or powder	6	224	53.0	-1.07 -1.20, -0.94
Food	2	87	20.0	-1.13 -1.58, -0.67