Table 2.

Subgroup analysis.

	Weight	BMI	Total calorie intake	TC	TG	LDL	HDL	FBS	HOMA-IR	Fat mass	Lean mass	SBP	DBP
ADF8W	MD −3.13, 95%CI −1.62 to −2.64, p < 0.00001	MD −1.20, 95%CI −1.44 to −0.96, p < 0.00001	MD −214.68, 95%CI −464.23 to 34.87, p = 0.09	MD −12.62, 95%CI −30.10 to 4.85, p = 0.16	MD −1.03, 95%CI −4.29 to −2.23, p = 0.53	MD −7.46, 95%CI −23.06 to −8.14, p = 0.35	MD −0.52, 95%CI −1.88 to −0.84, p = 0.45	MD −1.90, 95%CI −5.55 to −1.75, p = 0.31	MD −0.38, 95%CI −0.44 to 1.19, p = 0.37	MD −2.17, 95%CI −2.96 to −1.38, p < 0.00001	MD −0.72, 95%CI −1.43 to −0.01, p = 0.05	MD −2.55, 95%CI −4.27 to −0.83, p = 0.004	MD −2.54, 95%CI −3.93 to −1.16, p = 0.0003
ADF12W	MD −5.92, 95%CI −7.36 to −4.47, p < 0.00001	NA	MD −80.59, 95%CI −354.81 to 193.66, p = 0.56	MD −12.17, 95%CI −21.28 to −3.06, p = 0.009	MD −20.16, 95%CI −43.09 to 2.77, p = 0.08	MD −6.77, 95%CI −10.55 to −2.99, p = 0.0005	MD −0.59, 95%CI −5.67 to −4.49, p = 0.82	NA	NA	MD −7.86, 95%CI −14.35 to −1.37, p = 0.02	MD −2.35, 95%CI −3.13 to −1.56, p < 0.00001	MD −5.97, 95%CI −9.98 to −1.95, p = 0.003	MD −4.44, 95%CI −11.10 to 2.21, p = 0.19

ADF, Alternate day fasting; BMI, body mass index; TC, total cholesterol; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; TG, triglycerides; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; FBS, fasting blood sugar; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance; MD, mean difference; CI, confidence interval; NA, not available.