| RCTs | Randomized controlled trials |
| MD | Mean difference |
| SD | Standard deviations |
| SMD | Standardized Mean Difference |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| MID | Minimal important difference |
| SMI | Skeletal muscle mass index |
| ASM | Appendicular skeletal muscle mass |
| RT | Resistance training |
| RT + Nu | Resistance training and nutrition |
| RBT | Resistance balance training |
| ART | Aerobic resistance training |