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. 2024 Feb 21;26:e41649. doi: 10.2196/41649

Table 2.

Sensitivity analysis results.

Outcome Number of trials Pooled MDa estimates (95% CI) I2 (%)
Pooled MD estimates excluding skewed data

Steps per day k=1 [44] 393 (−677.66 to 1463.66) b

MVPAc (min/d) k=3 [38,48,56] −18.89 (−63.09 to 25.32) 95.9

Screen time (min/d) k=1 [36] 48.30 (−55.55 to −41.05)d

Sedentary time (min/d) k=4 [33,37,54,56] −36.69 (−93.97 to 20.58) 86.9
Pooled MD estimates excluding high risk of bias data

Counts per minute k=1 [40] 10 (−66.48 to 86.48)

MVPA (min/d) k=10 [34,35,39,42,44,48,50,54,56,67] 0.54 (−6.07 to 7.14) 88.4

LPAe (min/d) k=3 [48,54,67] 9.27 (−19.10 to 37.65) 73.3

Screen time (min/d) k=2 [35,40] −26.41 (−95.73 to 42.91) 0.0

Sedentary time (min/d) k=4 [37,42,54,67] −27.08 (−70.79 to 16.63) 86.8
Pooled MD estimates excluding nonobjectively measured data

MVPA (min/d) k=11 [33-35,38,39,42,44,48,53,54,67] −1.33 (−7.02 to 4.35) 85.6

LPA (min/d) k=4 [33,48,54,67] 8.57 (−8.37 to 25.51) 60.7

Screen time k=0

Sedentary time (min/d) k=6 [33,37,42,53,54,67] 26.45 (−51.80 to −1.10) 79.8
Pooled MD estimates excluding converted data

Counts per minute k=1 [33] 10.00 (−66.48 to 86.48)

Steps per day k=0

MVPA (min/d) k=6 [33,34,39,50,53,67] 3.66 (−2.17 to 9.50) 7.3

LPA (min/d) k=3 [33,54,67] 14.94 (−11.52 to 41.40) 0.0

Screen time (min/d) k=2 [45,47] −60.32 (−804.46 to 683.81) 61.7

Sedentary time (min/d) k=4 [33,53,54,67] −15.23 (−44.22 to 13.75) 0.0
Pooled MD estimates including only healthy population

Steps per day k=1 [44] 393 (−677.66 to 1463.66)

MVPA (min/d) k=8 [33,35,38,44,50,53,54,56] −2.86 (−14.45 to 8.74) 81.4

LPA (min/d) k=3 [33,54,56] 2.66 (−50.21 to 55.54) 77.4

Screen time (min/d) k=4 [35,36,40,47] 26.20 (−31.06 to −21.34) 0.0

Sedentary time (min/d) k=5 [33,37,53,54,56] −35.81 (−74.77 to 3.14) 82.9

aMD: mean difference.

bNot available.

cMVPA: moderate to vigorous physical activity.

dItalicized values indicate statistical significance (P≤.05).

eLPA: light physical activity.