Table 5.
Subgroup analysis of inhibitory control (chronic exercises). SMD: standardized mean difference.
| Subgroup | N | SMD | 95% conf. interval | I2 | Test for between-group heterogeneity | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q-value | df (Q) | p-value | |||||
| Age | |||||||
| 5–12 | 11 (1567) | −0.20 | −0.28, −0.09 | 50.8% | 12.23 | 1 | 0.001 |
| 12–18 | 3 (148) | −0.81 | −1.15, −0.48 | 72.5% | |||
| Type | |||||||
| Open motor skills | 9 (859) | −0.56 | −0.73, −0.40 | 60.1% | 14.49 | 1 | 0.001 |
| Closed motor skills | 6 (856) | −0.11 | −0.22, 0.00 | 0.0% | |||
| Study quality | |||||||
| Scores more than 6 (>6) | 8 (716) | −0.32 | −0.55, −0.20 | 25.2% | 2.39 | 1 | 0.124 |
| Scores less than 6 (≤6) | 7(998) | −0.18 | −0.31, −0.06 | 84.7% | |||
| Duration | |||||||
| More than 12 weeks | 7 (545) | −0.22 | −0.36, −0.09 | 69.6% | 0.07 | 1 | 0.791 |
| Less than 12 weeks | 8(1170) | −0.25 | −0.37, −0.12 | 72.8% | |||
| Composite type | |||||||
| Multiple exercises intervention | 7 (713) | −0.16 | −0.27, −0.06 | 64.2% | 10.25 | 1 | 0.001 |
| Sole exercises intervention | 8 (1002) | −0.55 | −0.83, −0.25 | 55.8% | |||
| Frequency | |||||||
| 1–3 times/week | 5(442) | −0.14 | −0.25, −0.05 | 69.0% | 1.48 | 1 | 0.224 |
| 4–7 times/week | 10(1273) | −0.42 | −0.58,−0.27 | 49.8% | |||
| Exercise session time | |||||||
| ≤30 | 5(489) | −0.12 | −0.24, 0.05 | 0.0% | 3.57 | 1 | 0.110 |
| >30 | 10(1226) | −0.47 | −0.73, −0.21 | 70.0% | |||