Review Article
Effects of Exercise in the Treatment of Overweight and Obese Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review of Meta-Analyses
Table 3
NNT and estimates of effect, in millions, for percent body fat.
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Notes: NNT: number-needed-to treat; E1: estimate 1 derived from number of obese children and adolescents in the United States who could benefit from exercise (based on a previously estimated 12.5 million obese children and adolescents) [4]; E2: estimate 2 derived from number of overweight and obese children in the world who could benefit from exercise (based on a previously estimated 110 million overweight or obese children) [2, 38]. |