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

Table 2

Characteristics of intervention of the included studies.

Author and year	Exercise intervention					Additional diet intervention
	Type	Duration (weeks)	Frequency of sessions (per week)	Duration of session (min)	Intensity
Ades et al. (2011) a [23]	Aerobic	16	1–3	40–60	Low (high-caloric-expenditure)	Yes
Ades et al. (2011) b [23]	Aerobic	16	1–3	25–40	Higher (lower-caloric-expenditure)	Yes
Baynard et al. (2009) a [24]	Aerobic	10 days	6	60	70–75% of VO2 peak	No
Baynard et al. (2009) b [24]	Aerobic	10 days	6	60	70–75% of VO2 peak	No
Baynard et al. (2009) c [24]	Aerobic	10 days	6	60	70–75% of VO2 peak	No
Baynard et al. (2009) d [24]	Aerobic	10 days	6	60	70–75% of VO2 peak	No
Bhutani et al. (2013) a [25]	Aerobic	12	3	24–40	60–75% of HRmax	Yes
Bhutani et al. (2013) b [25]	Aerobic	12	3	24–40	60–75% of HRmax	No
Blumenthal et al. (2010) [26]	Aerobic	16	3	45	70–85% of HRR	Yes
Choo et al. (2014) a [27]	Aerobic	12	3	60	50–70% of HRR	Yes
Choo et al. (2014) b [27]	Aerobic	24	3	60	50–70% of HRR	Yes
Choo et al. (2014) c [27]	Aerobic	38	3	60	50–70% of HRR	Yes
Choo et al. (2014) d [27]	Resistance	12	3	60	40–60% of MS	Yes
Choo et al. (2014) e [27]	Resistance	24	3	60	40–60% of MS	Yes
Choo et al. (2014) f [27]	Resistance	38	3	60	40–60% of MS	Yes
Choo et al. (2014) g [27]	Combined	12	3	60 (30 + 30)	50–70% of HRR; 40–60% of MS	Yes
Choo et al. (2014) h [27]	Combined	24	3	60 (30 + 30)	50–70% of HRR; 40–60% of MS	Yes
Choo et al. (2014) i [27]	Combined	38	3	60 (30 + 30)	50–70% of HRR; 40–60% of MS	Yes
Cotie et al. (2014) [28]	Combined	16	7	Expend 250 kal/day	70%/3 set 10 rep	Yes
Davison et al. (2008) a [29]	Aerobic	12	At least 1	45	75% of HRmax	Yes
Davison et al. (2008) b [29]	Aerobic	12	At least 1	45	75% of HRmax	Yes
Fayh et al. (2013) [30]	Aerobic	10	3	45	70% of HRmax	Yes
Franklin et al. (2015) [31]	Circuit-based RT	8	2		80–90% of 10 RM	No
Hamdy et al. (2003) [32]	Aerobic	24	3	30	60–80% of HRmax	Yes
Kwon et al. (2011) a [33]	Aerobic	12	5	60	Moderate (3.6–6 METs)	No
Kwon et al. (2011) b [33]	Resistance	12	5	60	Bands provide 1.2–3.2 kg of resistance	No
Olson et al. (2006) [34]	Resistance	1 year	At least 2		3 sets 8–10 repetitions	No
Pugh et al. (2014) [35]	Aerobic	12	5	45	60% of HRR	Yes
Robinson et al. (2016) [36]	Aerobic	8	3	30–45	75% of HRmax	No
Swift et al. (2012) a [37]	Aerobic	24	3-4	Expend 4 kcal/kg	50% of VO2 peak	No
Swift et al. (2012) b [37]	Aerobic	24	3-4	Expend 8 kcal/kg	50% of VO2 peak	No
Swift et al. (2012) c [37]	Aerobic	24	3-4	Expend 12 kcal/kg	50% of VO2 peak	No
Vinet et al. (2011) [38]	Aerobic	8	3	45	LIPOXmaxHR 5	No
Wycherley et al. (2008) [39]	Aerobic	12	4-5	50–60	60–80% of HRmax	Yes

Note. HRR: Heart Rate Reserve, MS: Maximum Strength, LIPOXmaxHR: maximum lipid-oxidation point.