Impact of physical activity interventions on anthropometric outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Considerable research has tested physical activity (PA) interventions to prevent and treat overweight and obesity. This comprehensive meta-analysis synthesized the anthropometric effects of supervised exercise interventions and motivational interventions to increase PA. Eligible intervention studies included healthy participants with reported anthropometric outcomes [e.g., body mass index (BMI)]. Extensive searching located 54,642 potentially eligible studies. We included data from 535 supervised exercise and 283 motivational interventions in our syntheses, which used random-effects analyses. Exploratory moderator analyses used meta-analytic analogues of ANOVA and regression. We synthesized data from 20,494 participants in supervised exercise and 94,711 undergoing motivational intervention

SUBMITTER: Conn VS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4071135 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature