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. 2018 Jan 11;7:326. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2017.00326

Table 2.

Strength of evidence of various exercise interventions for Breast cancer-related morbidities.

Outcome measure Intervention PEDRO scorea Strength of evidence
Pain and arthralgia Scapular exercises 8 Good
RT 8 Good
AE+RT 7 Good
Lymphedema RT 8 Good
PT+RT 6 Good
Strength Stretching+PRE 9 Excellent
RT 5–8 Fair-Good
POWER 8 Good
AE+Y 6 Good
AE+RT 7 Good
ROM Stretching+PRE 9 Excellent
Scapular 8 Good
Y 5 Fair

Body composition
BW AE+RT 6–7 Good
BMI AE+RT 6 Good
POWER 8 Good
BF AE+RT 6 Good
Y 5 Fair
LBM RT 7/8 Good
BMD RT 7 Good
POWER 9 Excellent
Lipid
TC AE+RT 6 Good
HDL AE+RT 8 Good
TG RT 9 Excellent
AE+RT 6 Good

Cardiovascular fitness
VO2 max AE 8 Good
AE+RT 6–8 Good
RHR AE+RT 6/8 Good
DBP AE+RT 8 Good
SBP AE+RT 6 Good
FC AE+Y 8 Good

Hormones
Estradiol AE 8 Good
SHBG AE 8 Good
Leptin AE+RT 8 Good
FBG AE+RT 6 Good
FATIGUE AE+Y 6 Good
QOL Scapular Ex 8 Good
AE+RT 8 Good
AE+Y 6 Good
RT 8 Good
PT+RT 6 Good

Y, yoga; PT, physiotherapy; FBG, fasting blood glucose; FC, functional capacity; QOL, quality of life; RHR, resting heart rate; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HDL, high-density lipids; TG, triglycerides; TC, total cholesterol; BW, body weight; BMI: body mass index; LBM: lean body mass; BMD: bone mineral density; RT: resistance training; AE, aerobic exercise; BF, body fat; SHBG, sex hormone binding globulin; ROM: range of motion.

aPEDRO score: scale for assessing methodological quality of RCTs (170, 171).