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Published in final edited form as: Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2016 Dec 3;123:149–164. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2016.11.020

Table 2,

Lifestyle Interventional Effect: Meta-Analyses Results

FPG (mmol/L) HbA1c (%) % Change in Fasting Insulin % Change in HOMA-IR Weight Loss (%)

Studies
(sample
size)
pooled effect
mean (Effect
size) (95%CI)
Hetero-
geneity
p value
Studies
(sample
size)
pooled effect
mean (Effect
size) (95%CI)
Hetero-
geneity
p value
Studies
(sample
size)
pooled effect
mean (Effect
size) (95%CI)
Hetero-
geneity
p value
Studies
(sample
size)
pooled effect
mean (Effect
size) (95%CI)
Hetero-
geneity
p value
Studies
(sample
size)
pooled effect
mean (Effect
size) (95%CI)
Hetero-
geneity
p value

LI vs UC (all studiesa) 52 (8919) −0.14 (0.07) (−0.18, −0.09) <0.01 9 (2617) −0.05 (0.06) (−0.08, −0.03) 0.54 33 (5308) −15.18 (0.08) (−20.01, −10.35) <0.01 19 (2846) −22.66 (0.13) (−29.19, −16.14) <0.01 45 (8167) −4.00 (0.12) (−4.73, −3.26) <0.01
LI vs UC (all studiesb) 59 (9446) −0.12 (0.05) (−0.17, −0.08) <0.01 10 (2709) −0.05 (0.06) (−0.08, −0.02) 0.57 37 (5501) −14.38 (0.08) (−19.04, −9.72) <0.01 NA 53 (8786) −3.80 (0.12) (−4.47, −3.13) <0.01
LI vs UC (Group 1c) 23 (4263) −0.08 (0.08) (−0.11, −0.04) 0.05 2 (246) −0.07 (0.12) (−0.14, −0.01) 0.29 12 (1551) −11.69 (0.11) (−16.99, −6.38) 0.04 5 (837) −13.11 (0.08) (−24.60, −1.61) <0.01 18 (3165) −3.71 (0.11) (−4.86, −2.56) <0.01
LI vs UC (Group 2d) 29 (4656) −0.19 (0.08) (−0.26, −0.12) <0.01 7 (2371) −0.05 (0.04) (−0.08, −0.02) 0.52 21 (3747) −16.56 (0.08) (−23.14, −9.98) <0.01 14 (2009) −28.05 (0.17) (−35.43, −20.67) <0.01 27 (5002) −4.19 (0.12) (−5.19, −3.18) <0.01
LI vs UC (F/U=12 mo) 43 (7221) −0.10 (0.06) (−0.14, −0.07) <0.01 5 (2306) −0.05 (0.07) (−0.08, −0.02) 0.41 25 (4521) −15.45 (0.08) (−21.22, −9.69) <0.01 15 (2147) −24.39 (0.09) (−36.10, −12.69) <0.01 37 (6627) −3.66 (0.10) (−4.53, −2.80) <0.01
LI vs UC (13–23 mo) 8 (1560) −0.15 (0.12) (−0.21, −0.09) 0.91 1 (158) −0.10 (0.19) (−0.18, −0.02) NA 4 (496) −11.04 (0.09) (−22.33, 0.25) 0.24 1 (158) −14.63 (0.13) (−32.44, 3.18) NA 6 (1289) −3.28 (0.16) (−4.39, −2.17) 0.09
LI vs UC (≥24 mo) 15 (3423) −0.12 (0.04) (−0.23, −0.001) <0.01 4 (1242) −0.03 (0.03) (−0.08, 0.01) 0.78 15 (3426) −11.30 (0.05) (−18.68, −3.91) <0.01 7 (1567) −20.07 (0.13) (−27.73, −12.40) <0.01 15 (3424) −3.58 (0.09) (−4.98, −2.19) <0.01
PA vs UC 14 (1813) −0.07 (0.08) (−0.11, −0.03) 0.74 3 (1227) −0.04 (0.06) (−0.08, 0.01) 0.94 9 (1555) −7.61 (0,05) (−15.52, 0.30) 0.06 5 (233) −7.25 (0.08) (−19.02, 4.51) 1.00 12 (1663) −1.55 (0.08) (−2.53, −0.57) 0.38
D vs UC 7 (499) −0.17 (0.15) (−0.27, −0.08) 0.46 1 (50) 0.00 (0.00) (−0.23, 0.23) NA 5 (321) −13.73 (0.10) (−28.64, 1.18) 0.06 2 (282) −24.24 (0.22) (−37.21, −11.27) 0.94 6 (433) −6.21 (0.24) (−8.63, −3.19) <0.01
PA+D vs UC 31 (6607) −0.15 (0.06) (−0.21, −0.09) <0.01 5 (1340) −0.07 (0.09) (−0.11, −0.02) 0.21 19 (3432) −18.25 (0.10) (−24.18, −12.32) <0.01 12 (2431) −24.69 (0.13) (−32.15, −17.23) <0.01 27 (6071) −4.15 (0.12) (−5.02, −3.27) <0.01

Abbreviations: CI: confidence interval; D: diet; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin A1c; HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; LI: lifestyle intervention; mo: month; PA: physical activity; UC: usual care; vs: versus

a

All studies with attrition <30%

b

All studies with attrition <30% plus studies with attrition ≥30%

c

All studies with attrition <30% and participants with FPG<5.5 mmol/L or HbA1c <5.5%

d

All studies with attrition <30% and participants with FPG≥5.5 mmol/L or HbA1c≥5.5%