Table 4.

Moderator analysis for the effects of mind-body exercise vs control intervention (categorical predictor).

Outcomes		Population	Number of Trials	Sub-Analysis			between-Group Homogeneity
				Hedges’g	95% CI	I2 %	q-Value	df(Q)	p-Value
Global cognition	MMSE	MCI	3	0.28	−0.05 to 0.61	69.06%	0.09	1	0.77
		Non-MCI	6	0.22	0.03 to 0.42	46.62%
Executive function	TMT-A	MCI	2	0.35	−0.30 to 0.97	81.56%	0.84	1	0.36
		Non-MCI	6	0.75	0.16 to 1.35	90.18%
	TMT-B	MCI	3	0.42	0.01 to 0.84	71.35%	0.11	1	0.74
		Non-MCI	5	0.50	0.30 to 0.71	4.06%
	DS-Forward	MCI	3	0.19	−0.07 to 0.46	66.45%	0.47	1	0.49
		Non-MCI	6	0.31	0.10 to 0.52	19.78%
	DS-Backward	MCI	2	0.19	−0.21 to 0.58	0%	0.26	1	0.61
		Non-MCI	6	0.31	0.05 to 0.56	46.21%
	Stroop Test	MCI	1	0.37	−0.07 to 0.81	0%	0.06	1	0.81
		Non-MCI	6	0.31	0.11 to 0.51	15.67%
Learning and memory	Immediate recall	MCI	2	0.44	−0.24 to 1.11	79.43%	0.23	1	0.63
		Non-MCI	5	0.27	0.06 to 0.47	0%
	Delayed recall	MCI	3	0.66	0.22 to 1.11	51.33%	1.01	1	0.31
		Non-MCI	5	0.41	0.20 to 0.62	0%
Language	Naming test	MCI	4	0.14	−0.02 to 0.30	0%	5.45	1	0.02
		Non-MCI	5	0.49	0.24 to 0.74	26.36%
Visuospatial ability		MCI	3	0.27	−0.03 to 0.56	0%	0.50	1	0.48
		Non-MCI	5	0.14	−0.06 to 0.34	0%

TMT = Trial Making Test; DS = Digit Span; MCI = Mild Cognitive Impairment; MMSE = Mini-Mental State Examination.