TABLE 2.
Variable | Pre-sensitivity analysis | Upper and lower of effect size | Post-sensitivity analysis | ||||
No. of studies included | Pooled WMD | 95% CI | Pooled WMD | 95% CI | Excluded studies | ||
HbA1C | 6 | −0.36 | −0.47, −0.26 | Upper | −0.34 | −0.45, −0.24 | Chen et al. (2015) |
Lower | −0.38 | −0.50, −0.27 | Chen et al. (2016) | ||||
BMI | 5 | −0.61 | −1.21, −0.01 | Upper | −0.41 | −1.14, 0.30 | Anholm et al. (2017) |
Lower | −0.99 | −1.34, −0.64 | Chen et al. (2016) | ||||
WC | 3 | −2.41 | −3.47, −1.36 | Upper | −2.26 | −3.50, −1.01 | Kumarathurai et al. (2017) |
Lower | −2.50 | −3.79, −1.22 | Kumarathurai et al. (2016) | ||||
SBP | 5 | −2.36 | −5.45, 0.72 | Upper | −0.49 | −5.00, 4.02 | Chen et al. (2015) |
Lower | −3.77 | −7.34, −0.20 | Kumarathurai et al. (2017) | ||||
DBP | 5 | 1.51 | −1.32, 4.35 | Upper | 2.47 | −1.15, 6.10 | Chen et al. (2015) |
Lower | 0.19 | −3.26, 3.65 | Kumarathurai et al. (2017) | ||||
Heart rate | 4 | 1.83 | −2.14, 5.80 | Upper | 2.81 | −2.74, 8.37 | Chen et al. (2016) |
Lower | −0.23 | −2.82, 2.34 | Kumarathurai et al. (2017) | ||||
LDL-cholesterol | 3 | −3.56 | −12.68, 5.55 | Upper | −3.26 | −16.16, 9.63 | Anholm et al. (2019) |
Lower | −3.85 | −15.44, 7.73 | Kumarathurai et al. (2016) |
Abbreviations: HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HR, heart rate; TG, triglycerides; TC, total cholesterol; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol.