Exercise rehabilitation on patients with non-small cell lung cancer: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Table 3 Results of meta-analysis included indicators

Included indicators	Analysis indicators	Group	SMD	95%CI	P value	I2
Physical endurance	Age subgroup analysis	Age < 65	0.31	-0.25 to 0.86	0.28	76.20%
		Age ≥ 65	0.14	-0.32 to 0.59	0.95	89.90%
	Intervention, method, subgroup	AE	-2.07	-3.32 to -0.83	0.01	-
		RT	-2	-1.34 to 0.94	0.733	-
		ST	0.8	-0.07 to 1.68	0.07	-
		HIIT	-0.72	-1.11 to -0.33	0.0001	-
		XT	0.65	0.43 to 0.86	0.0001	0%
	Single intervention duration	< 0.5 hours	-0.96	-1.62 to -0.30	0.034	50.60%
		0.5-1 hour	0.44	0.03 to 0.85	0.004	67.30%
		> 1 hour	0.5	0.15 to 0.85	0.005	-
	Intervention period	< 3 months	0.27	-0.39 to 0.93	0.421	80.80%
		≥ 3 months	0.04	-0.60 to 0.68	0.906	87.50%
	Overall		0.14	-0.32 to 0.59	0.558	85.40%
Muscle function	Age subgroup analysis	Age ≥ 65	0.394	0.205 to 0.582	0.0001	26.80%
		Age < 65	1.842	0.725 to 2.960	0.001	76%
	Intervention, method, subgroup	AE	5.09	2.965 to 7.215	0.825	-
		RT	1.514	0.345 to 2.684	0.011	-
		ST	0.152	-1.203 to 1.508	0.001	83.80%
		XT	0.477	0.298 to 0.656	0.0001	71.50%
	Single intervention duration	< 0.5 hours	0.818	0.140 to 1.497	0.018	-
		0.5-1 hour	1.087	0.154 to 2.021	0.022	85.10%
		> 1 hour	0.451	0.279 to 0.624	0.0001	0
	Intervention period	< 3 months	2.197	0.330 to 4.064	0.021	0.86
		≥ 3 months	0.437	0.213 to 0.661	3.83	0.453
	Overall		0.619	0.304 to 0.933	0.0001	0.715
Cardiorespiratory function	Age subgroup analysis	Age < 65	0.313	-0.275 to 0.902	0.297	0
		Age ≥ 65	1.097	0.370 to 1.824	0.003	88.70%
	Intervention, method, subgroup	HIIT	0.313	-0.275 to 0.902	0.297	0
		RT	1.950	1.413 to 2.487	0.001	0
		XT	0.409	0.166 to 0.652	0.0001	0
	Single intervention duration	0.5-1 hour	0.313	-0.275 to 0.902	0.297	0
		> 1 hour	1.097	0.370 to 1.824	0.297	0
	Intervention period	3 months	0.313	-0.275 to 0.902	0.003	88.70%
		≥ 3 months	1.097	0.370 to 1.824	0.002	82.7%
	Overall		0.856	0.307 to 1.406	-	-

SMD: Standardized mean difference; CI: Confidence interval; AE: Aerobic exercise; RT: Respiratory training; ST: Strength training; HIIT: High-intensity interval training; XT: Cross training.