Comparison/subgroup | Number of RCTs | Pooled effect sizes not adjusted | Pooled effect sizes adjusted with ICC 0.04a |
MD (IV, random, 95% CI) | MD (IV, random, 95% CI) | ||
Intervention type | 16 | −0.12 (−0.22 to −0.02) | −0.12 (−0.22 to −0.03) |
· Dietary intervention | 1 | −0.20 (−0.59 to 0.19) | −0.20 (−0.59 to 0.19) |
· Physical activity intervention | 4 | −0.22 (−0.49 to 0.04) | −0.23 (−0.50 to 0.05) |
· Diet and physical activity intervention | 11 | −0.09 (−0.21 to 0.03) | −0.09 (−0.20 to 0.01) |
BMI: body‐mass index; CI: confidence interval; ICC: intracluster correlation coefficient; IV: generic inverse variance; MD: mean difference; Random: random‐effects model; RCT: randomised controlled trial |