Table 4 Sensitivity analysis (sample size ≥ 90)
Outcome | No. of studies | Pooled sample size | Heterogeneity | Overall effect | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | T2 | I2 | P-value | SMD [95% CI] | P-value | ||
BMI | 4 | 605 | 0.05 | 65% | 0.03 | 0.21 [-0.06, 0.49] | 0.13 |
FPG | 8 | 1228 | 0.01 | 30% | 0.18 | 0.09 [-0.04, 0.23] | 0.18 |
HbA1c | 8 | 1228 | 0.03 | 56% | 0.03 | 0.06 [-0.12, 0.23] | 0.52 |
PPBS | 6 | 792 | 0.00 | 0% | 0.59 | -0.01 [-0.15, 0.13] | 0.85 |
TC | 3 | 504 | 0.22 | 90% | <0.0001 | 0.56 [0.00, 1.12] | 0.05 |
HDL | 3 | 504 | 0.18 | 88% | 0.0002 | -0.27 [-0.78, 0.24] | 0.30 |
LDL | 3 | 504 | 0.01 | 21% | 0.28 | 0.41 [0.21, 0.61] | <0.0001 |
TG | 3 | 504 | 0.00 | 0% | 0.61 | 0.13 [-0.05, 0.30] | 0.16 |
FINS | 5 | 698 | 0.44 | 93% | <0.00001 | 0.37 [-0.23, 0.98] | 0.22 |