Impact of Active Video Games on Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Evaluating the Quality of Primary Studies.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To study the impact of active video games on Body Mass Index (BMI) in children and adolescents.

Design and methods

A systematic review and meta-analysis. Data were pooled in meta-analysis using the method of random effects or fixed effects, as appropriate, after examination of statistical heterogeneity. Data sources and eligibility criteria for selecting studies. A comprehensive literature research was conducted in Medline (PubMed), ISI web of Knowledge, and SCOPUS up to April 2018, in relation to clinical trials (both controlled and non-controlled) in children and adolescents, whose intervention was based on active video games.

Results

The overall intragroup effect of the intervention based on active video games was in favor of the intervention, reaching st

SUBMITTER: Hernandez-Jimenez C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6650803 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature