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. 2020 Aug 25;17(17):6166. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17176166

Table 3.

Moderator Analysis for the Combined Intervention Group vs. the Control Group.

Moderator Level No. of Studies SMD 95% CI I2 Homogeneity Test
Q df p
Mode of combination Sequential 9 0.27 ** 0.10 to 0.44 0 0.01 1 0.94
Simultaneous 8 0.26 ** 0.08 to 0.44 49.53
Cognitive status Healthy 11 0.33 ** 0.16 to 0.50 23.28 1.22 1 0.27
MCI 6 0.19 * 0.01 to 0.37 6.74
Control group Active 8 0.27 ** 0.11 to 0.43 14.52 0.03 1 0.86
Passive 9 0.25 * 0.05 to 0.45 29.78
Intervention length Long (≥24 weeks) 5 0.11 −0.07 to 0.29 0 4.92 2 0.09
Medium (12–23 weeks) 8 0.37 ** 0.17 to 0.56 39
Short (<12 weeks) 4 0.44 * 0.12 to 0.75 0
Frequency High (>3 sessions/week) 3 0.21 −0.07 to 0.48 0 0.2 1 0.66
Low (≤3 sessions/week) 14 0.28 * 0.14 to 0.41 32.92
Session duration Long (>60 min) 7 0.20 −0.02 to 0.41 0 4.13 2 0.13
Medium (>30 to ≤60 min) 8 0.41 ** 0.22 to 0.61 30.47
Short (≤30 min) 2 0.11 −0.13 to 0.35 0
Study quality High (≥9 scores) 13 0.26 ** 0.13 to 0.39 36.65 0.01 1 0.91
Low (<9 scores) 4 0.28 −0.05 to 0.61 0

* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.05.