Subgroup analysis of water aerobics on anthropometric measures
| N | WMD (95% CI) | P within group | P heterogeneity | I2 | |
| Subgroup analyses of WA on BW | |||||
| Overall effect | 10 | −2.69 (−4.10 to 1.27) | 0.000* | 0.670 | 0.0% |
| Trial duration (week) | |||||
| >10 | 7 | −3.31 (−5.23 to 1.40) | 0.001* | 0.455 | 0.0% |
| ≤10 | 3 | −1.93 (−4.03 to 0.16) | 0.071 | 0.971 | 0.0% |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 1 | −0.60 (−8.58 to 7.38) | 0.883 | – | – |
| Female | 7 | −2.90 (−4.37 to 1.43) | 0.000* | 0.486 | 0.0% |
| Mix (male and female) | 2 | 0.24 (−6.54 to 7.02) | 0.944 | 0.678 | 0.0% |
| Average age | |||||
| ≥45 | 7 | −2.85 (−4.31 to 1.40) | 0.000* | 0.465 | 0.0% |
| <45 | 3 | 0.05 (−5.89 to 5.98) | 0.988 | 0.911 | 0.0% |
| Subgroup analyses of WA on BMI | |||||
| Overall effect | 9 | −0.55 (−1.29 to 0.13) | 0.146 | 0.984 | 0.0% |
| Trial duration (week) | |||||
| >10 | 5 | −0.14 (−1.25 to 0.97) | 0.806 | 0.943 | 0.0% |
| ≤10 | 4 | −0.88 (−1.88 to 0.12) | 0.083 | 0.979 | 0.0% |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 2 | −0.47 (−2.52 to 1.57) | 0.649 | 0.932 | 0.0% |
| Female | 5 | −0.55 (−1.41 to 0.31) | 0.208 | 0.757 | 0.0% |
| Mix (male and female) | 2 | −0.63 (−2.79 to 1.52) | 0.565 | 0.932 | 0.0% |
| Average age | |||||
| ≥45 | 5 | −0.55 (−1.38 to 0.29) | 0.199 | 0.757 | 0.0% |
| <45 | 4 | −0.57 (−2.21 to 1.07) | 0.498 | 0.999 | 0.0% |
| Subgroup analyses of WA on PBF | |||||
| Overall effect | 6 | −4.83 (−10.32 to 0.66) | 0.085 | 0.000 | 93.6% |
| Trial duration (week) | |||||
| >10 | 3 | −9.01 (−18.05 to 0.02) | 0.051 | 0.000 | 94.8% |
| ≤10 | 3 | −0.26 (−1.87 to 1.36) | 0.755 | 0.938 | 0.0% |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 1 | −0.83 (−6.28 to 4.61) | 0.765 | – | – |
| Female | 4 | −6.71 (−14.24 to 0.82) | 0.081 | 0.000 | 96.0% |
| Mix (male and female) | 1 | −0.80 (−5.25 to 3.65) | 0.724 | – | – |
| Average age | |||||
| ≥45 | 4 | −6.71 (−14.24 to 0.82) | 0.081 | 0.000 | 96.0% |
| <45 | 2 | −0.81 (−4.26 to 2.63) | 0.644 | 0.993 | 0.0% |
| Subgroup analyses of WA on WC | |||||
| Overall effect | 8 | −2.75 (−4.41 to 1.09) | 0.001* | 0.213 | 27.0% |
| Trial duration (week) | |||||
| >10 | 5 | −2.88 (−4.63 to 1.12) | 0.001* | 0.057 | 56.3% |
| ≤10 | 3 | −1.67 (−6.76 to 3.42) | 0.520 | 0.889 | 0.0% |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 1 | −0.89 (−17.54 to 15.76) | 0.917 | – | – |
| Female | 5 | −2.89 (−4.65 to 1.13) | 0.001* | 0.058 | 56.1% |
| Mix (male and female) | 2 | −1.69 (−6.90 to 3.52) | 0.525 | 0.626 | 0.0% |
| Average age | |||||
| ≥45 | 4 | −3.03 (−4.85 to 1.22) | 0.001* | 0.034 | 65.5% |
| <45 | 4 | −1.27 (−5.40 to 2.86) | 0.546 | 0.959 | 0.0% |
| Subgroup analyses of WA on LM | |||||
| Overall effect | 4 | −0.19 (−2.75 to 2.37) | 0.883 | 0.889 | 0.0% |
| Subgroup analyses of WA on FM | |||||
| Overall effect | 5 | −0.92 (−3.20 to 1.36) | 0.429 | 0.991 | 0.0% |
| Subgroup analyses of WA on WHR | |||||
| Overall effect | 3 | −0.02 (−0.05 to 0.01) | 0.256 | 0.830 | 0.0% |
| Subgroup analyses of WA on HC | |||||
| Overall effect | 4 | −1.05 (−3.64 to 1.55) | 0.429 | 0.610 | 0.0% |
*p<0.05.
N, numbers; WA, water aerobics; WMD, weighted mean differences.