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. 2021 Jul 19;11(7):714. doi: 10.3390/life11070714

Table 1.

The characteristics of the included studies.

Study ID Subjects Sample Size
(Female/Male)
Age Interventions Duration Frequency Outcomes
Liu, 2007 Dyslipidemia T:30(16/14) C:30(15/15) T:65.34 C:65.64 TJQ vs. NEI 16 weeks 5 times per week for 60 min ① ② ③ ④
Wang Z S, 1999 (1) Healthy T:28(0/28) C:25(0/25) T:68.16 C:67.28 TJQ vs. NEI 48 weeks N\A ① ② ③
Wang Z S, 1999 (2) Healthy T:28(0/28) C:25(0/25) T:68.16 C:67.28 TJQ vs. NEI 96 weeks N\A ① ② ③
Cui, 2019(1) Healthy T:30(N\A) C:30(N\A) T:54.67 C:55.37 TJQ vs. NEI 96 weeks 3 times per week for 60 min ① ② ③ ④
Cui, 2019(2) Healthy T:30(N\A) C:30(N\A) T:64.72 C:65.91 TJQ vs. NEI 96 weeks 3 times per week for 60 min ① ② ③ ④
Yin, 2019 Chronic disease T:26(20/6) C:20(16/4) T:51.88 C:53.10 TJQ vs. NEI 64 weeks 5 times per week for 60 min ① ② ③ ④
Shen, 2018 Chronic disease T:23(18/5) C:15(12/3) T:66.57 C:66.27 TJQ vs. NEI 96 weeks 6 times per week for 60 min ① ② ③ ④
Zhao, 2017 Chronic disease T:8(0/8) C:8(0/8) T:54.75 C:52.38 TJQ vs. NEI 64 weeks 7 times per week for 60 min ① ② ③ ④
Jiang R K, 2007 Chronic disease T:18(12/6) C:18(11/7) T:57.20 C:55.00 TJQ vs. NEI 80 weeks 1.5 times per week for 38 min ① ② ③ ④
Chen, 2013 Chronic disease T:32(11/21) C:28(10/18) T:69.30 C:68.70 TJQ vs. NEI 12 weeks 4 times per week for 60 min ① ② ③ ④
Lan, 2008 Dyslipidemia T:28(16/12) C:25(13/12) T:52.80 C:50.10 TJQ vs. NEI 48 weeks 3 times per week for 60 min ① ② ③
Tsai, 2003 Healthy T:37(19/18) C:39(19/20) T:50.50 C:51.60 TJQ vs. NEI 48 weeks 3 times per week for 50 min ① ② ③ ④
Thomas, 2005 (1) Healthy T:64(30/34) C:65(30/35) T:68.90 C:69.10 TJQ vs. AE 48 weeks 3 times per week for 60 min ① ② ③ ④
Thomas, 2005 (2) Healthy T:64(30/34) C:78(34/44) T:68.90 C:69.00 TJQ vs. NEI 48 weeks 3 times per week for 60 min ① ② ③ ④
Zhang Y, 2008 Chronic disease T:10(10/0) C:10(10/0) T:57.40 C:57.40 TJQ vs. NEI 56 weeks 5 times per week for 60 min ① ② ③ ④
Chen, 2009 Chronic disease T:50(31/19) C:44(20/24) T:59.10 C:58.30 TJQ vs. NEI 48 weeks 3 times per week for 60 min ① ② ③
Liu, 2005 (1) Healthy T:20(N\A) C:22(N\A) T:51.88 C:60.00 BDJ vs. AE 12 weeks 14 times per week for 20 min ③ ④
Liu, 2005 (2) Chronic disease T:21(N\A) C:22(N\A) T:60.00 C:60.00 BDJ vs. AE 12 weeks 14 times per week for 20 min ③ ④
Liu, 2005 (3) Chronic disease T:10(N\A) C:10(N\A) T:60.00 C:60.00 BDJ vs. AE 12 weeks 14 times per week for 20 min ③ ④
Si, 2009 Healthy T:27(27/0) C:27(27/0) T:46.20 C:48.50 BDJ vs. NEI 12 weeks 14 times per week for 15 min ③ ④
Liang, 2014 Chronic disease T:30(10/20) C:30(12/18) T:54.80 C:55.70 BDJ vs. AE 24 weeks 10 times per week for 20 min ① ② ③ ④
Liu, 2006 (1) Healthy T:20(N\A) C:22(N\A) T: N\A C: N\A BDJ vs. AE 12 weeks 14 times per week for 30 min ① ② ③ ④
Liu, 2006 (2) Chronic disease T:21(N\A) C:20(N\A) T: N\A C: N\A BDJ vs. AE 12 weeks 14 times per week for 30 min ① ② ③ ④
Liu, 2006 (3) Chronic disease T:6(N\A) C:6(N\A) T: N\A C: N\A BDJ vs. AE 12 weeks 14 times per week for 30 min ① ② ③ ④
Zhang, 2008 Dyslipidemia T:13(13/0) C:23(23/0) T:41.00 C:40.96 BDJ vs. NEI 10 weeks 5 times per week for 55 min ① ② ③ ④
Sun G, 2004 Healthy T:19(0/19) C:17(0/17) T:65.74 C:65.29 BDJ vs. AE 12 weeks 5 times per week for 45 min ① ② ③ ④
Wang, 2007 Chronic disease T:40(12/28) C:39(14/25) T:57.80 C:56.50 BDJ vs. NEI 24 weeks 14 times per week for 60 min ① ② ③
Yang, 2012 Chronic disease T:29(20/9) C:30(15/15) T:60.83 C:58.10 BDJ vs. NEI 24 weeks 21 times per week for 60 min ① ② ③ ④
Miao, 2009 Dyslipidemia T:25(13/12) C:24(12/12) T:63.32 C:63.68 BDJ vs. NEI 72 weeks 6 times per week for 55 min ① ② ③ ④
Fang, 2014 (1) Chronic disease T:30(14/16) C:30(13/17) T:56.62 C:57.13 BDJ vs. NEI 12 weeks 10 times per week for 30 min ① ② ③ ④
Fang, 2014 (2) Chronic disease T:30(14/16) C:29(14/15) T:56.62 C:58.24 BDJ vs. AE 12 weeks 10 times per week for 30 min ① ② ③ ④
Sun, 2018 Healthy T:5(N\A) C:9(N\A) T:53.40 C:58.40 BDJ vs. NEI 16 weeks 5 times per week for 60 min ① ② ③ ④
Sun G, 2008 (1) Healthy T:19(0/19) C:20(0/20) T:65.70 C:64.80 BDJ vs. NEI 12 weeks 5 times per week for 45 min ① ② ③ ④
Sun G, 2008 (2) Healthy T:19(0/19) C:17(0/17) T:65.70 C:65.23 BDJ vs. AE 12 weeks 5 times per week for 45 min ① ② ③ ④
Yu, 2008 (1) Healthy T:12(0/12) C:15(0/15) T: N\A C: N\A WQX vs. NEI 24 weeks 4 times per week for 45 min ① ② ③ ④
Yu, 2008 (2) Healthy T:34(34/0) C:35(35/0) T: N\A C: N\A WQX vs. NEI 24 weeks 4 times per week for 45 min ① ② ③ ④
Yuan, 2011 (1) Healthy T:57(38/19) C:53(36/17) T:61.40 C:62.11 WQX vs. NEI 12 weeks 5 times per week for 60 min ① ② ③ ④
Yuan, 2011 (2) Healthy T:54(37/17) C:47(31/16) T:67.24 C:67.42 WQX vs. NEI 12 weeks 5 times per week for 60 min ① ② ③ ④
Yan, 2009 Chronic disease T:31(8/23) C:31(9/22) T: N\A C: N\A WQX vs. NEI 24 weeks 7 times per week for 60 min ① ② ③ ④
Li, 2009 Dyslipidemia T:33(14/19) C:33(12/21) T:58.67 C:56.47 WQX vs. AE 16 weeks 7 times per week for 30 min ① ② ③ ④
Ru, 2013 (1) Healthy T:19(N\A) C:20(N\A) T:65.60 C:64.90 WQX vs. NEI 24 weeks 5 times per week for 45 min ① ② ③ ④
Ru, 2013 (2) Healthy T:19(N\A) C:18(N\A) T:65.60 C:65.50 WQX vs. AE 24 weeks 5 times per week for 45 min ① ② ③ ④
Sha, 2010 Healthy T:40 (40/0) C:40(40/0) T:57.78 C:57.68 WQX vs. NEI 20 weeks 5 times per week for 60 min ① ② ③ ④
Shen, 2015 Healthy T:48(N\A) C:56(N\A) T: N\A C: N\A WQX vs. NEI 48 weeks 5 times per week for 60 min
Sun H M, 2015 Healthy T:15(0/15) C:15(0/15) T: N\A C: N\A WQX vs. NEI 24 weeks 5 times per week for 45 min ① ② ③ ④
Meng, 2017 Chronic disease T:12(3/9) C:12(2/10) T: N\A C: N\A YJJ vs. NEI 12 weeks 3 times per week for 60 min ① ② ③ ④
Su, 2012 Healthy T:35(35/0) C:35(35/0) T: N\A C: N\A YJJ vs. NEI 12 weeks 5 times per week for 60 min ① ② ③ ④
Yuan M, 2014 Dyslipidemia T:30(14/16) C:30(15/15) T:50.93 C:48.79 YJJ vs. AE 24 weeks 5 times per week for 30 min ① ② ③ ④
Liu, 2010 Healthy T:32(32/0) C:30(30/0) T: N\A C: N\A YJJ vs. NEI 24 weeks 6 times per week for 45 min ① ② ③ ④
Wang S Y, 2018 Healthy T:25(0/25) C:25(0/25) T:60.00 C:60.00 LZJ vs. DW 24 weeks 3 times per week for 60 min ① ② ③ ④
Cui M, 2018 Healthy T:15(15/0) C:15(15/0) T:57.31 C:59.91 LZJ vs. DW 24 weeks 3 times per week for 45 min ① ② ③ ④
Wei, 2007 (1) Healthy T:11(N\A) C:11(N\A) T:60.00 C:60.00 BDJ vs. YJJ 12 weeks 5 times per week for 60 min ① ② ③ ④
Wei, 2007 (2) Healthy T:11(N\A) C:11 (N\A) T:60.00 C:60.00 BDJ vs. WQX 12 weeks 5 times per week for 60 min ① ② ③ ④
Wei, 2007 (3) Healthy T:11(N\A) C:11 (N\A) T:60.00 C:60.00 BDJ vs. LZJ 12 weeks 5 times per week for 60 min ① ② ③ ④
Wei, 2007 (4) Healthy T:11(N\A) C:11 (N\A) T:60.00 C:60.00 WQX vs. YJJ 12 weeks 5 times per week for 60 min ① ② ③ ④
Wei, 2007 (5) Healthy T:11(N\A) C:11 (N\A) T:60.00 C:60.00 WQX vs. LZJ 12 weeks 5 times per week for 60 min ① ② ③ ④
Wei, 2007 (6) Healthy T:11(N\A) C:11 (N\A) T:60.00 C:60.00 YJJ vs. LZJ 12 weeks 5 times per week for 60 min ① ② ③ ④
Han, 2017 Healthy T:15(0/15) C:15(0/15) T:61.12 C:61.49 DW vs. NEI 24 weeks 3 times per week for 55 min ① ② ③ ④
Zhu, 2017 Healthy T:15(15/0) C:15(15/0) T:59.91 C:60.02 DW vs. NEI 24 weeks 3 times per week for 60 min ① ② ③ ④

Notes: T, treatment group; C, control group; TJQ, Taijiquan; BDJ, Baduanjin; WQX, Wuqinxi; YJJ, Yijinjing; LZJ, Liuzijue; DW, Dawu; NEI, non-exercise intervention; AE, aerobic exercise; N\A, not available; ①, total cholesterol; ②, triacylglyceride; ③, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; ④, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.