Table 2.
The influence of physical activity, and physical activity and diet apps on cardiovascular disease risk factors outcomes among the qualifying systematic reviews (n=9).
| Outcome | PAa apps | PA + Diet apps | ||
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Favors intervention, n | No difference intervention vs Control, n | Favors intervention, n | No difference in the intervention vs Control, n |
| BMI | 1 [38] | 1 | 1 [41] | 2 [42,44] |
| Body weight | 2 [36,38] | —b | 2 [43,44] | — |
| Waist circumference | — | — | — | — |
| Systolic blood pressure | 1 [38] | — | 1 [44] | 2 [41,42] |
| Diastolic blood pressure | — | — | 1 [44] | 2 [41,42] |
| Hemoglobin A1c | — | — | 3 [40-42] | — |
| Fasting blood glucose | — | — | — | — |
| Total cholesterol | — | — | — | — |
| Triglycerides | — | — | — | 1 [41] |
| High-density lipoprotein | 1 [38] | — | — | — |
| Low-density lipoprotein | 1 [38] | — | — | — |
| Physical activity measures | 4 [36-39] | — | 3 [40,41,44] | 1 [42] |
aPA: physical activity.
bNot available.