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. 2021 Jul 6;23:101477. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101477

Table 2.

Total effect of CBT - based interventions on blood pressure, total cholesterol, triglyceride, LDL - C, depressive symptom, anxiety symptom, and the quality of sleep.

Index Outcomes: post-to pre - treatment effect
Studies,n Participants I2% (P) Q-test MD (95%,CI) P SMD (95%,CI) P
Systolic pressure 9 1377 58.50 (0.013) 19.27 −8.67 (−10.67, −6.67)*** 0.000 −0.87 (−1.18, −0.55)*** 0.000
Diastolic pressure 9 1377 80.20 (0.000) 40.45 −5.82 (−7.82, −3.81)*** 0.000 −0.77 (−1.07, −0.47)*** 0.000
Total cholesterol 2 679 74.60 (0.047) 3.94 −0.43 (−0.76, −0.10)* 0.010 −0.49 (−0.64, −0.33)*** 0.000
Triglyceride 2 679 0.00 (0.419) 0.65 0.00 (−0.07, 0.07) 0.978 0.05 (−0.10, 0.20) 0.502
LDL 2 679 0.00 (0.401) 0.71 0.10 (−0.15, 0.34) 0.441 −0.00 (−0.21, 0.20) 0.971
Depression 9 1620 99.10 (0.000) 870.24 −3.13 (−4.02, −2.24)*** 0.000 −1.07 (−1.82, −0.31)** 0.005
Anxiety 10 1673 98.50 (0.000) 600.01 −3.63 (−4.40, −2.87)*** 0.000 −1.27 (−1.68, −0.86)*** 0.000
The quality of sleep 2 290 73.20 (0.050) 3.74 −2.93 (−4.40, −1.47)*** 0.000 −0.94 (−1.29, −0.59)*** 0.000

*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001.

MD = Mean difference; SMD = Standard mean difference.