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. 2022 Mar 1;10(1):e30882. doi: 10.2196/30882

Table 5.

Results for the subgroup analyses on the effects of different categories of respective training volume on overall balance.

Independent training modality SMDa 95% CI z value (P value) I2b (%) df P value between groups
Single training time

0-20 min 6.446 –1.098 to 13.990 1.67 (.094) 98.7 2 <.001

21-40 min 1.050 0.122 to 1.979 2.22 (.027) 89.4 5 <.001

41-60 min 1.644 0.378 to 2.910 2.54 (.011) 93.6 6 <.001
Training frequency

1-3 sessions per week 0.770 –0.060 to 1.600 1.82 (.069) 90.6 8 <.001

4-6 sessions per week 4.067 2.223 to 5.911 4.32 (<.001) 96.1 6 <.001
Training period

3-5 weeks 2.478 0.893 to 4.063 3.06 (.002) 95.9 5 <.001

6-8 weeks 1.917 0.515 to 3.320 2.68 (.007) 95.5 7 <.001

9-12 weeks 2.166 1.417 to 2.914 5.67 (.001) 5.30 1 <.001
Total number of training sessions

10-20 sessions 0.844 –0.210 to 1.898 1.57 (.117) 91.4 6 <.001

21-30 sessions 2.638 1.003 to 4.272 3.16 (.002) 96.5 5 <.001

>30 sessions 4.405 1.102 to 7.707 2.61 (.009) 95.0 2 <.001
Total duration of VRc training per week

0-100 min 2.313 0.671 to 3.955 2.76 (.006) 96.1 7 <.001

101-200 min 1.079 0.046 to 2.112 2.05 (.041) 90.6 4 <.001

201-300 min 4.059 0.738 to 7.379 2.40 (.017) 96.7 2 <.001

aSMD: standardized mean difference.

bI2: heterogeneity between studies.

cVR: virtual reality.