Table 2.
Characteristics of the included randomized clinical trials.
| First Author (Year) Country |
Population | N | N Int. |
N Con. |
Sex (F/M) |
Obesity Criteria | Participant’s Age (Years) |
Baseline BMI | Baseline BMI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Int. Group | Con. Group | ||||||||
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||||||||
| Casazza et al. [28] (2012) USA |
Overweight/Obese AA girls | 26 | 12 | 14 | 26/0 | CDC Growth charts | 9–14 | NS | NS |
| Dorenbos et al. [27] (2021) Multicenter |
Adolescents with overweight/obesity | 126 | 68 | 58 | 74/52 | IOTF cut-off points | 10–18 | 30.1 (5.1) | 29.3 (4.6) |
| Iannuzzi et al. [29] (2009) Italy |
Obese children | 26 | 13 | 13 | 14/12 | CDC growth charts | 7–13 | 28.3 (3.2) | 28.4 (3.2) |
| Kirk et al. [30] (2012) USA |
Obese children | 102 | 35 | 36 | 59/43 | CDC growth charts | 7–12 | 29.2 (3.8) | 29.1 (3.8) |
| Kong et al. [31] (2014) China |
Obese adolescents | 104 | 52 | 52 | 59/45 | Hong Kong Growth Survey 1993 | 15–18 | 31.6 (4.2) | 30.2 (3.5) |
| Mirza et al. [32] (2013) USA |
Obese Hispanic children | 113 | 57 | 56 | 55/58 | CDC growth charts | 7–14 | 31.1 (6.4) | 30.03 (4.5) |
| Ramon-Krauel et. al. [33] (2013) USA |
Obese children with fatty liver | 17 | 8 | 9 | 3/14 | CDC growth charts | 8–17 | 31.3 (5.4) | 34.0 (6.1) |
| Rouhani et al. [34,35] (2013) Iran |
Obese/Overweight adolescent girls with the same pubertal status | 50 | 25 | 25 | 50/0 | WHO Growth Charts (BMI for age-girls) | 13–18 | 27.9 (2.8) | 28.8 (5.1) |
| Rouhani et al. [36] (2016) Iran |
Obese/Overweight adolescent girls with the same pubertal status | 50 | 19 | 22 | 50/0 | WHO Growth Charts (BMI for age-girls) | 13–18 | 27.9 (2.8) | 28.8 (5.1) |
| Visuntranukul et al. [37] (2015) Thailand | Obese children | 70 | 25 | 27 | 17/35 | IOTF cut-off points | 9–16 | 34.2 (5.8) | 33.1 (6.6) |
AA: African American; BMI: body mass index; CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Con: control; F: female; M: male; Int: intervention; IOTF: International Obesity Task Force; SD: standard deviation; WHO: World Health Organization; NS: not stated.