Table 2.
Characteristics of the studies included in the meta-analysis.
| Experimental Group | Control Group | Outcome | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample Characteristics | Intervention Characteristics | Sample Characteristics | Control Type | Balance Condition | Test | |||||||||||||
| Author and Year | Country | K | N | N e | Mean Age | Mean BMI |
% Fem | Type | Weeks | Ses /Week | Min | N c | Mean Age | Mean BMI |
% Fem | |||
| Garrido-Ardila, EM et al. (2020) [32] | Spain | 6 | 103 | 36 | 56.1 | - | 100% | Core Stability | 6 | 2 | 30 | 33 | 54.4 | - | 100% | NI | -Monopedal static -Dynamic -Functional |
-OLST -TGUGT -BBS |
| 34 | 56.1 | - | 100% | Acupunc | ||||||||||||||
| LaTorre-Román, PA et al. (2015) [33] | Spain | 2 | 36 | 20 | 51.7 | 26.2 | 100% | Active-functional training | 18 | 3 | 60 | 16 | 50.2 | 26.5 | 100% | NI | -Monopedal static -Dynamic |
-OLST -TGUGT |
| Tomas-Carus, P et al. (2007) [34] | Spain | 2 | 34 | 17 | 51 | 27 | 100% | Aquatic PA | 12 | 3 | 60 | 17 | 51 | 27 | 100% | NI | -Monopedal static | -OLST |
| Jones, KD et al. (2012) [35] | USA | 2 | 98 | 51 | 53.3 | 30.9 | 97% | Tai Chi | 12 | 2 | 90 | 47 | 54.8 | 30.1 | 93% | Health education | -Monopedal static -Dynamic |
-OLST -TGUGT |
| Tomas-Carus, P et al. (2009) [36] | Spain | 1 | 30 | 15 | 50.7 | 28.8 | 100% | Aquatic PA | 32 | 3 | 60 | 15 | 50.9 | 26.6 | 100% | NI | -Monopedal static | -OLST |
| Espí-López, GV et al. (2016) [37] | Spain | 2 | 35 | 13 | 53.1 | 27 | 93% | PE + music | 8 | 2 | 60 | 9 | 57.1 | 26.3 | 100% | NI | -Functional | -BBS |
| 13 | 51.2 | 26.3 | 93% | PE not music | ||||||||||||||
| Kingsley, JD et al. (2005) [38] | USA | 1 | 29 | 14 | 45 | 30.3 | 100% | PE | 12 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 47 | 32 | 100% | NI | -Functional | -CS-PFP balance |
| Collado-Mateo, D et al. (2017) [39] | Spain | 4 | 76 | 41 | 52.4 | 25.7 | 100% | Exerg. PE | 8 | 2 | 60 | 35 | 52.5 | 27.7 | 100% | NI | -Functional -Dynamic -Unstable support |
-FRT -TGUGT -CTSIB |
| Carson, JW et al. (2010) [40] | USA | 2 | 50 | 22 | 51.4 | - | 100% | Yoga | 8 | 1 | - | 28 | 55.8 | 28 | 100% | Usual Care | -Unstable support | -SCBT |
| Martín-Martínez, JP et al. (2019) [41] | Spain | 1 | 55 | 28 | 54.04 | 27.36 | 100 | Exerg. PE | 24 | 2 | 60 | 27 | 53.4 | 28.8 | 100 | NI | -Dynamic | -TGUGT |
Abbreviations: K, number of comparisons; N, total sample size; Ne, experimental group sample size; BMI, body mass index; % fem, percentage of women; Ses, sessions; Min, minutes; OLST, one leg stance test; TGUGT, timed get up and go test; BBS, Berg balance scale; CS-PFP, continuous-scale physical functional performance; FRT, functional balance reach test; CTSIB, clinical test of sensory integration of balance; SCBT, sensory integration for balance Test; PA, physical activity; PE, physical exercise; Exerg, exergaming.