Efficacy of exercise for treating overweight in children and adolescents: a systematic review

International Journal of Obesity : Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity
E AtlantisM A Fiatarone Singh

Abstract

Overweight prevalence among children/adolescents is increasing, while adult obesity may potentially cause a decline in life expectancy. More exercise is uniformly recommended, although treatment efficacy remains unclear. To determine the efficacy of exercise alone for treating overweight in children/adolescents. A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials published in English were completed following multiple database searches performed on December 10, 2004. Studies of isolated or adjunctive exercise/physical activity treatment in overweight/obese children or adolescents which reported any overweight outcome were included. Literature searches identified 645 papers which were manually searched, of which 45 were considered for inclusion, of which 13 papers which reported 14 studies were included (N=481 overweight boys and girls, aged approximately 12 years). Two reviewers independently identified relevant papers for potential inclusion and assessed methodological quality. Principal measures of effects included the mean difference (MD) (between treatment and control groups), the weighted MD (WMD), and the standardized MD (SMD). Few studies were of robust design. The pooled SMD was -0.4 (-0.7, -0.1, P=0.006) for perc...Continue Reading

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