International Journal of Vascular Medicine

Review Article

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

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the included studies.
Author and yearCountySubject characteristics of treatment groupSubject characteristics of control groupSmoker
Sample sizeGenderAgeHealth statusBMI weightSample sizeGenderAgeHealth statusBMI weight
Ades et al. (2011) a [23]USA23Both66Coronary heart disease32−8      Not included
Ades et al. (2011) b [23]USA15Both62Coronary heart disease33−2      Not included
Baynard et al. (2009) a [24]USA10Both52Metabolic syndrome340      Not included
Baynard et al. (2009) b [24]USA10Both52Metabolic syndrome340      Not included
Baynard et al. (2009) c [24]USA11Both53Healthy330      Not included
Baynard et al. (2009) d [24]USA11Both53Healthy330      Not included
Bhutani et al. (2013) a [25]USA18Both45Healthy35−625Both42Healthy35−3Not included
Bhutani et al. (2013) b [25]USA24Both42Healthy35−116Both49Healthy350Not included
Blumenthal et al. (2010) [26]USA49Both52HTN34−946Both52HTN330Included
Choo et al. (2014) a [27]South of Korea39Female42Healthy29−2      Included
Choo et al. (2014) b [27]South of Korea39Female42Healthy29−2      Included
Choo et al. (2014) c [27]South of Korea39Female42Healthy29−2      Included
Choo et al. (2014) d [27]South of Korea26Female46Healthy28−2      Included
Choo et al. (2014) e [27]South of Korea26Female46Healthy28−2      Included
Choo et al. (2014) f [27]South of Korea26Female46Healthy28−1      Included
Choo et al. (2014) g [27]South of Korea27Female42Healthy29−1      Included
Choo et al. (2014) h [27]South of Korea27Female42Healthy29−1      Included
Choo et al. (2014) i [27]South of Korea27Female42Healthy29−1      Included
Cotie et al. (2014) [28]Canada20Female30Healthy32−6      NR
Davison et al. (2008) a [29]Australia13Both45Healthy34111Both44Healthy352 
Davison et al. (2008) b [29]Australia13Both46Healthy33112Both45Healthy33−2 
Fayh et al. (2013) [30]Brazil17Both31Healthy35−418Both32Healthy35−5Not included
Franklin et al. (2015) [31]USA10Female30Healthy34−18Female31Healthy320Not included
Hamdy et al. (2003) [32]USA24Both49Insulin resistance syndrome37−7      Not included
Kwon et al. (2011) a [33]South of Korea13Female56Type 2 diabetes27−215Female59Type 2 Diabetes27−1NR
Kwon et al. (2011) b [33]South of Korea12Female56Type 2 diabetes27−115Female59Type 2 Diabetes27−1NR
Olson et al. (2006) [34]USA15Female38Healthy28215Female38Healthy280Not included
Pugh et al. (2014) [35]UK13Both50Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease30−28Both47Healthy30−1 
Robinson et al. (2016) [36]USA10Both34Healthy32−39Both28 330Not included
Swift et al. (2012) a [37]USA68Female57Elevated BP32−123Female57Elevated BP32−1 
Swift et al. (2012) b [37]USA32Female56Elevated BP33−123Female57Elevated BP32−1 
Swift et al. (2012) c [37]USA32Female56Elevated BP31−123Female57Elevated BP32−1 
Vinet et al. (2011) [38]France10Male51Healthy33−2      Not included
Wycherley et al. (2008) [39]Australia13Both52Type 2 diabetes34−816Both53Type 2 Diabetes35−9 
Note. NR: no report.