Table 1.
Summary of the included studies
| Authors | Year | Country | BMI | Patients,n | Males, n | Age, years | Intervention | Intervention duration | Bouts/frequency | Session duration | Intensity | Recovery | Controls, n | Males, n | Age, years | Program | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vasconcellos et al. [49] | 2016 | Brazil | >2 SD | 10 | 8 | 14.1±1.3 | small pitch game (soccer) | 12 weeks | 3 days per week | 40 min | NG | 10 min cool-down | 10 | 6 | 14.8±1.4 | NG | |
| Alberga et al. [45] | 2015 | Canada | ≥85th percentile | 75 | 22 | 15.5±1.4 | aerobic training | 22 weeks (range 5–26) | NG | 20–40 min | 70–85% HRmax | NG | 76 | 24 | 15.6±1.3 | postponed exercise | |
| 78 | 23 | 15.9±1.5 | resistance training | 22 weeks (range 5–26) | 2–3 sets | 6–15 repetitions | NG | NG | |||||||||
| 75 | 22 | 15.5±1.3 | combined | 22 weeks (range 5–26) | 4 days per week | NG | NG | NG | |||||||||
| Park et al. [46] | 2012 | South Korea | ≥85th percentile | 15 | 7 | 12.1±0.1 | after-school exercise | 12 weeks | 3 days per week | 80 min | 60–70% | HRmax | 10 min cool-down | 14 | 7 | 12.2±0.1 | maintain activities |
| Balagopal et al. [38] | 2010 | USA | NG | 8 | 4 | 15.6±0.3 | aerobic activities (brisk walking) | 3 months | 3 days per week | 45 min | 5 min slow walking | 7 | 4 | 15.9±0.5 | given advice | ||
| Farpour-Lambert et al. [47] | 2009 | Switzerland | 97th percentile | 22 | 13 | 9.1±1.4 | aerobic+strengthening exercises | 3 months | 3 days per week | 60-min sessions/week after school | 55–65% | 10 min stretching | 22 | 15 | 8.8±1.6 | maintain usual activities | |
| Murphy et al. [29] | 2009 | USA | ≥85th percentile | 23 | NG | 7–12 | Dance Dance Revolution | 12 weeks | 5 days per week | 10→15→020→25→30 min | NG | NG | 12 | NG | 7–12 | NG | |
| Wong et al. [48] | 2008 | Singapore | ≥25th percentile | 12 | 12 | 13.75±1.06 | aerobic+strength+resistance+game | 12 weeks | 2 days per week | 45–62, 55 min on average | 65–85% | 7–10 min cool-down | 12 | 12 | 14.25±1.54 | NG | |
| Kim et al. [50] | 2007 | South Korea | NG | 14 | NG | 17±0.11 | jump roping | 6 weeks | 5 days per week | 40 min | NG | 5 min cool-down, stretching | 12 | NG | 17±0.11 | physical education class | |
| Kelly et al. [39] | 2007 | USA | >85th percentile | 9 | 4 | 10.8±0.67 | stationary cycling | 8 weeks | 4 days per week | 30→40→50 min | 50–60% | HRmax | 5 min cool-down | 10 | 4 | 11.0±0.71 | NG |
| Park et al. [30] | 2007 | Republic of Korea | NG | 19 | 0 | 14.2±0.5 | lifestyle education+training (walking) | 12 weeks | 6 days per week | 10 min in the morning+30–40 min in the afternoon | 55–75% | HRmax | NG | 21 | 0 | 14.1±0.5 | maintain their lifestyle |
| Meyer A et al. [28] | 2006 | Germany | ≥97th percentile | 33 | 17 | 13.7±2.1 | aerobic+sports games+walking | 6 months | 3 days per week | 60+90+60 min | NG | NG | 34 | 17 | 14.7±2.2 | maintain current PA | |
HRmax, maximum heart rate; NG, not given.