Table 3.

Comparison between aerobic exercise intensity subgroups on cardiometabolic health measures.

Cardiometabolic health measure	Studies	n participants	Mean difference [95%CI]	p	Pearson chi-square
					χ2	Degrees of freedom	p
Body mass index
Light	5	134	−1.17 kg/m2 [−1.88, −0.47]	<0.01	9.79	2	<0.01*
Moderate	14	801	−0.21 kg/m2 [−0.45, −0.03]	0.09
Vigorous	12	896	−1.02 kg/m2 [−1.74, −0.29]	<0.01
Blood triglycerides
Light	3	75	−35.39 mg/dL [−57.09, −13.70]	<0.01	7.70	2	0.02*
Moderate	9	738	−3.11 mg/dL [−10.78, −4.57]	0.43
Vigorous	6	240	−12.75 mg/dL [−44.03, −18.53]	0.42
Blood glucose
Light	1	31	−18.36 mg/dL [−26.04, −10.68]	<0.01	20.98	2	<0.01*
Moderate	4	549	0.40 mg/dL [−2.72, 3.51]	0.80
Vigorous	3	245	−0.45 mg/dL [−1.52, 0.62]	0.62

95%CI: 95% confidence interval.

^*Denotes p < 0.05.