Table 4. Comparison of the effects of different intervention programmes (SMD).
Outcomes Gender Session time Frequency Duration
≤40min >40min 2times/week >2times/week 8-12weeks >12weeks
Height M \ \ \ \ \ \
F \ \ \ \ \ \
Weight M \ \ \ \ \ \
F \ \ -0.91 \ -0.33 \
BMI M \ \ -0.99 -0.99 \
F \ \ \
Body fit rate M -0.31 \ -0.31 -0.31 \
F
Resting HR M \ \ \ \ -0.06 \
F -0.39 -0.74* -0.39 -0.74* -0.49* -0.42
Vital capacity M 0.76* 0.52 1.09* 0.63 0.92* 0.69
F 0.60 \ \ 0.52 0.30 0.79*
Aerobic power M 0.40* 0.18 0.20 0.20
F \ \ \
Speed M -0.65* -0.20 -0.77* -0.32 -0.25 -0.75*
F -0.48 -0.56* -0.56* -0.48 -0.71* -0.30
Upper-body strength M 0.66 0.74* 0.74* 0.66 0.70
F 0.55 0.69* 0.69* 0.55 0.62
Lower-body strength M 0.82 \ 0.17 0.17 0.95 \
F 0.68 \ 0.68 \ 0.72* 0.24
Cardiorespiratory endurance M -0.71 -1.17* -0.75 -0.82* -0.89* -0.72
F -0.50 -0.90* -0.90* -0.50 -0.89* -0.24
Muscular
endurance
M 0.39 0.79* 0.99* 0.42 0.70* 0.23
F 0.39* 0.20 0.56* 0.32 0.36* 0.33
Coordination M 0.83 1.44* 1.67* 0.85 1.19* 0.72
F 1.12 1.58* 1.47* 1.17 1.49* 0.90
Balance M 0.39 2.30* 1.06* 0.28 0.60
F 0.79 1.17* 1.17* 0.40 0.97
Agility M -0.21 -1.15* -1.00* -0.52 -0.63
F 0.15 -0.52* -0.52* 0.15 -0.39 0.58*
* indicates large effect sizes for subgroups.
“—”, indicates the absence of data; “\”, indicates p≥0.05, subgroup analysis has no statistical significance