Outcome No. of participants (studies) | Relative effect (95% CI) | Anticipated absolute effects (95% CI) | Certainty | ||
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The control | Aerobic Exercise | Difference | |||
The occurrence of CVD events No. of participants: 59,050 (6 cohort trials) | RR 0.706 (0.659 to 0.757) | 3.63% | 6.23% | 1.6% fewer ( 1.9 fewer to 1.3 fewer) | Low |
The occurrence of CAD events No. of participants: 59,050 (6 cohort trials) | RR 0.640 (0.561 to 0.729) | 2.0% | 1.1% | 0.7% fewer ( 0.9 fewer to 0.5 fewer) | Low |
VO2max of linear exercise training No. of participants: 517 (11 RCTs) | - | Mean: 22.706 ml·kg·min−1 | - | MD 1.884 ml·kg·min−1 more (0.514 fewer to 4.283 more) | Very lowa,c |
VO2max of nonlinear exercise training No. of participants: 699 (15 RCTs) | - | Mean: 27.047 ml·kg·min−1 | - | MD 5.354 ml·kg·min−1 more (2.645 more to 8.062 more) | Very lowa,c |
BMI No. of participants: 650 (12 RCTs) | - | Mean: 28.502 kg·min−2 | - | MD 0.603 kg·min−2 fewer (1.366 fewer to 0.160 more) | Very lowa,d,e |
Weight No. of participants: 733 (11 RCTs) | - | Mean: 72.872 kg | - | MD 1.966 kg fewer (3.839 fewer to 0.094 fewer) | Lowa,e |
Fat mass of linear exercise training No. of participants: 137 (3 RCTs) | - | Mean: 25.076 kg | - | MD 1.043 kg fewer (4.808 fewer to 2.722 more) | Lowa,b |
Fat mass of nonlinear exercise training No. of participants: 272 (4 RCTs) | - | Mean: 25.426 kg | - | MD 4.256 kg fewer (7.826 fewer to 0.685 fewer) | Very lowa,b,c |
BF% of linear exercise training No. of participants: 258 (6 RCTs) | - | Mean: 39.908 | - | MD 0.380 more (1.274 fewer to 2.035 more) | Lowa,b |
BF% of nonlinear exercise training No. of participants: 452 (7 RCTs) | - | Mean: 36.801 | - | MD 1.748 fewer (4.751 fewer to 1.256 more) | Very lowa,b,c |
Lean mass of linear exercise training No. of participants: 56 (2 RCTs) | - | Mean: 36.636 kg | - | MD 1.774 kg fewer (4.011 fewer to 0.464 more) | Very lowa,b |
Lean mass of nonlinear exercise training No. of participants: 397 (5 RCTs) | - | Mean: 44.762 kg | - | MD 0.901 kg more (2.293 fewer to 4.095 more) kg | Very lowa,b,c |
Hip circumference No. of participants: 279 (4 RCTs) | - | Mean: 85.386 cm | - | MD 2.742 cm fewer (4.278 fewer to 1.206 fewer) | Lowa,b |
Waist circumference No. of participants: 212 (4 RCTs) | - | Mean: 89.783 cm | - | MD 1.170 cm fewer (4.838 fewer to 2.498 more) | Lowa,b |
Waist-to-hip ratio No. of participants: 170 (4 RCTs) | - | Mean: 0.827 | - | MD 0.011 fewer (0.035 fewer to 0.013 more) | Lowa,b |
Triglyceride No. of participants: 223 (5 RCTs) | - | Mean: 64.367 mg/dL | - | MD 0.315 mg/dL fewer (3.909 fewer to 3.278 more) | Lowa,b |
Total Cholesterol of nonlinear exercise training No. of participants: 171 (5 RCTs) | - | Mean: 131.384 mg/dL | - | MD 9.577 mg/dL fewer, (42.059 fewer to 22.906 more) | Very lowa,b,c |
LDL-C of linear exercise training No. of participants: 116 (2 RCTs) | - | Mean: 78.579 mg/dL | - | MD 8.534 mg/dL fewer (15.511 fewer to 1.557 fewer) | Lowa,b |
LDL-C of nonlinear exercise training No. of participants: 171 (3 RCTs) | - | Mean: 92.744 mg/dL | - | MD 12.895 mg/dL fewer (59.432 fewer to 33.641 more) | Very lowa,b,c |
HDL-C of linear exercise training No. of participants: 116 (2 RCTs) | - | Mean: 35.938 mg/dL | - | MD 0.156 mg/dL more (2.138 fewer to 2.449 more) | Very lowa,b |
HDL-C of nonlinear exercise training No. of participants: 200 (4 RCTs) | - | Mean: 48.654 mg/dL | - | MD 6.997 mg/dL more (8.341 fewer to 22.335 more) | Very lowa,b,c |
CRP of linear exercise training No. of participants: 83 (2 RCTs) | - | Mean: 3.705 mg/dL | - | MD 0.502 mg/dL fewer (2.651 fewer to 1.646 more) | Very lowa,b |
CRP of nonlinear exercise training No. of participants: 212 (3 RCTs) | - | Mean: 2.661 mg/dL | - | MD 0.879 mg/dL fewer (2.388 fewer to 0.629 more) | Very lowa,b,c |
LVEF(%) No. of participants: 227 (4 RCTs) | - | Mean: 63.697 | - | MD 7.081 more (1.891 more to 12.272 more) | Very lowa,b,c |