Table 3.
Study | NNT (95% CI) | E1 (95% CI) (millions) | E2 (95% CI) (millions) |
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Atlantis et al. [42] | 4 (3, 18) | 2.8 (4.7, 0.7) | 24.5 (41.7, 0.6) |
McGovern et al. [43] | 3 (3, 6) | 3.6 (4.7, 2.1) | 31.5 (41.7, 18.5) |
Notes: NNT: number-needed-to treat; E1: estimate 1 derived from number of obese children and adolescents in the United States who could benefit from exercise (based on a previously estimated 12.5 million obese children and adolescents) [4]; E2: estimate 2 derived from number of overweight and obese children in the world who could benefit from exercise (based on a previously estimated 110 million overweight or obese children) [2, 38].