Fig 1.
Flowchart of study selection for inclusion trials in the systematic review.
Table 1.
CINeMA grades.
Table 2.
Characteristics of the RCTs included in the current systematic review and meta-analysis.
Fig 2.
Forest plot for the effect of exercise intervention on flow-mediated dilation (FMD) in overweight or obese adults.
Fig 3.
Forest plot for the effect of exercise intervention on pulse wave velocity (PWV) in overweight or obese adults.
Fig 4.
Forest plot for the effect of exercise intervention on intima–media thickness (CIMT) in overweight or obese adults.
Fig 5.
Subgroup analysis of exercise intervention on flow-mediated dilation (FMD) in overweight or obese adults.
Fig 6.
Subgroup analysis of exercise intervention on pulse wave velocity (PWV) in overweight or obese adults.
Fig 7.
Subgroup analysis of exercise intervention on intima–media thickness (CIMT) in overweight or obese adults.
Table 3.
Results of meta-regression analyses for Flow-Mediated Dilation (FMD).
Fig 8.
Funnel plot for the assessment of publication bias in studies of exercise intervention on FMD.
Fig 9.
Funnel plot for the assessment of publication bias in studies of exercise intervention on PWV.
Fig 10.
Funnel plot for the assessment of publication bias in studies of exercise intervention on CIMT.
Fig 11.
Network evidence plot for the comparative effects of different exercise interventions on FMD.
Fig 12.
Network evidence plot for the comparative effects of different exercise interventions on PWV.
Fig 13.
Network evidence plot for the comparative effects of different exercise interventions on CIMT.
Fig 14.
Trace plot for the MCMC convergence diagnostics in Bayesian meta-analysis of FMD.
Fig 15.
Trace plot for the MCMC convergence diagnostics in Bayesian meta-analysis of PWV.
Fig 16.
Trace plot for the MCMC convergence diagnostics in Bayesian meta-analysis of CIMT.
Fig 17.
Kernel density plot for the posterior distribution of model parameters in Bayesian meta-analysis of FMD.
Fig 18.
Kernel density plot for the posterior distribution of model parameters in Bayesian meta-analysis of PWV.
Fig 19.
Kernel density plot for the posterior distribution of model parameters in Bayesian meta-analysis of CIMT.