Comparison 3. Physical conditioning interventions vs usual care.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Proportion returning to work (all studies)	8		Risk Ratio (IV, Random, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
1.1 Short term (< 6 months)	4	460	Risk Ratio (IV, Random, 95% CI)	1.17 [0.97, 1.41]
1.2 Medium term (6 months‐1 year)	5	510	Risk Ratio (IV, Random, 95% CI)	1.09 [0.99, 1.20]
1.3 Long term (> 1 to < 5 years)	2	156	Risk Ratio (IV, Random, 95% CI)	1.04 [0.82, 1.30]
1.4 Extended long term (≥ 5 years)	1	119	Risk Ratio (IV, Random, 95% CI)	1.83 [1.26, 2.66]
2 Proportion returning to work medium term (0.5‐1 year) by CHD severity	5	510	Risk Ratio (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.09 [1.00, 1.19]
2.1 CHD more severe	2	277	Risk Ratio (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.12 [1.00, 1.25]
2.2 CHD less severe	3	233	Risk Ratio (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.05 [0.92, 1.21]
3 Mean time until return to work (days)	4	430	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐7.86 [‐29.46, 13.74]
4 Mean time until return to work (days) by physically strenuous workgroup	4		Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
4.1 White‐collar/less strenuous	2	153	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐1.10 [‐52.79, 50.59]
4.2 Blue‐collar/more strenuous	2	148	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐28.29 [‐48.68, ‐7.91]
4.3 Type of work not reported	1	129	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	3.0 [‐5.81, 11.81]
5 Adverse effects: cardiac deaths	2	285	Risk Ratio (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.00 [0.35, 2.80]
6 Adverse effects: reinfarctions	2	230	Risk Ratio (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.70 [0.26, 1.88]