Table 5.
Leave-one-out sensitivity results
| outcome | Study Omitted | No. of studies |
NHT (n) | CON (n) | MD (CI) | P value | I2 | Change MD | interpretation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMI | Chacaroun 2020 | 6 | 75 | 72 | 0.36 (−0.24, 0.96) | 0.182 | 0% | 4.40% | Minimal change | |
| Gatterer 2015 | 6 | 71 | 67 | 0.33 (−0.24, 0.9) | 0.2 | 0% | −4.30% | Minimal change | ||
| Ghaith 2022 | 6 | 71 | 68 | 0.41 (−0.06, 0.87) | 0.075 | 0% | 17.70% | Minimal change | ||
| Jiao 2024 | 6 | 74 | 74 | 0.39 (−0.13, 0.9) | 0.11 | 0% | 11.80% | Minimal change | ||
| Kong 2014 | 6 | 78 | 74 | 0.38 (−0.14, 0.89) | 0.117 | 0% | 9.80% | Minimal change | ||
| Morishima 2014 | 6 | 78 | 72 | 0.25 (−0.47, 0.97) | 0.411 | 0% | −27.30% | Substantial change | ||
| Park 2019 | 6 | 75 | 71 | 0.21 (−0.56, 0.98) | 0.519 | 0% | −39.90% | Substantial change | ||
| Body Fat Percentage | Chacaroun 2020 | 4 | 50 | 48 | 0.46 (−3.94, 4.85) | 0.763 | 78.80% | 121.10% | Substantial change | |
| Gatterer 2015 | 4 | 46 | 43 | −0.13 (−4.3, 4.03) | 0.926 | 76.20% | −164.50% | Substantial change | ||
| Jiao 2024 | 4 | 49 | 50 | −0.15 (−4.26, 3.96) | 0.915 | 76% | −172.50% | Substantial change | ||
| Morishima 2014 | 4 | 53 | 48 | −0.47 (−5, 4.05) | 0.761 | 49.10% | −329.80% | Substantial change | ||
| Park 2019 | 4 | 50 | 47 | 1.75 (0.22, 3.29) | 0.036 | 0% | 751% | Substantial change | ||
| Body Weight | Gatterer 2015 | 4 | 46 | 47 | 0.05 (−2.71, 2.8) | 0.962 | 0% | −60.90% | Substantial change | |
| Ghaith 2022 | 4 | 46 | 48 | 0.33 (−1.72, 2.37) | 0.647 | 0% | 181.90% | Substantial change | ||
| Kong 2014 | 4 | 53 | 54 | 0.23 (−2.04, 2.49) | 0.772 | 0% | 94.80% | Substantial change | ||
| Morishima 2014 | 4 | 53 | 52 | −0.6 (−3.95, 2.74) | 0.607 | 0% | −618.80% | Substantial change | ||
| Park 2019 | 4 | 50 | 51 | 0.35 (−3.28, 3.98) | 0.781 | 0% | 199.40% | Substantial change | ||
| Fat Mass | Chacaroun 2020a | 4 | 47 | 44 | 1.11 (−0.05, 2.28) | 0.056 | 0% | 1.30% | Significance changed | |
| Ghaith 2022 | 4 | 43 | 40 | 1.08 (−0.08, 2.24) | 0.059 | 0% | −1.80% | Significance changed | ||
| Jiao 2024 | 4 | 46 | 46 | 1.15 (0.02, 2.28) | 0.048 | 0% | 4.50% | Minimal change | ||
| Kong 2014 | 4 | 50 | 46 | 1.21 (0.78, 1.65) | 0.003 | 0% | 10.60% | Minimal change | ||
| Morishima 2014 | 4 | 50 | 44 | 0.47 (−1.4, 2.34) | 0.481 | 0% | −57.10% | Substantial change | ||
| Waist Circumference | Camacho-Cardenosa 2018 | 3 | 44 | 42 | −2.21 (−16.2, 11.77) | 0.566 | 58.20% | −75.80% | Substantial change | |
| Chacaroun 2020 | 3 | 45 | 46 | −2.36 (−16.96, 12.25) | 0.559 | 54.40% | −87.10% | Substantial change | ||
| Gatterer 2015 | 3 | 41 | 41 | −1.73 (−16.59, 13.12) | 0.665 | 62.90% | −37.70% | Substantial change | ||
| Ghaith 2022 | 3 | 41 | 42 | 1.39 (−0.31, 3.09) | 0.072 | 0% | 210.50% | Substantial change | ||
MD Mean difference, N Sample size, CI Confidence interval, I2Heterogeneity