TABLE 5.
Effect moderator | Number of effects | Hedge’s g | 95% CI | p-Value |
Participant characteristics | ||||
Health status | ||||
Healthy | 13 | 0.657 | [0.245, 1.068] | |
Cancer | 24 | 0.295 | [0.084, 0.507]a | |
Heart disease | 12 | 0.533 | [0.043, 1.024] | |
Neurological disorder | 28 | 0.614 | [0.368, 0.860]b | 0.042 |
Other | 13 | 0.577 | [0.213, 0.941] | |
Exercise characteristics | ||||
Intensity | ||||
Light | 3 | 0.608 | [0.440, 0.775]a | |
Moderate | 62 | 0.503 | [0.352, 0.654]b | 0.009 |
High | 6 | 0.803 | [0.584, 1.022]c | <0.001 |
Modality | ||||
Aerobic | 32 | 0.393 | [0.259, 0.526]a | |
Resistance | 19 | 0.522 | [0.280, 0.763] | |
Combined | 29 | 0.644 | [0.428, 0.860]b | 0.009 |
Yoga | 8 | 0.562 | [0.334, 0.790] | |
Other | 2 | 0.849 | [−3.752, 5.45] | |
Location | ||||
Home | 12 | 0.569 | [0.266, 0.871] | |
Facility | 61 | 0.589 | [0.435, 0.743]a | |
Both | 17 | 0.276 | [0.040, 0.511]b | 0.045 |
a,b,cModerator levels with a non-common superscript differ significantly. p-Value reported is based on a meta-regression analysis using the amoderator level as the reference point.