Table 2
Exercise programme characteristics*
| Variable | S/G/P |
± SD | Mdn | Range |
| Length (weeks) | 57/73/1663 | 14.1±6.2 | 12 | 6–36 |
| Frequency (days/week) | 56/72/1655 | 3.3±1.1 | 3 | 1–7 |
| Duration (min/session) | 53/55/1251 | 42±21 | 40 | 6–90 |
| Compliance (%) | 19/25/580 | 81.9±18.8 | 87 | 42–100 |
| Minutes per week† | 37/46/1092 | 132.6±73.2 | 125 | 18–360 |
| Minutes per week (adj)† | 16/18/568 | 133.1.±74.2 | 124 | 39–360 |
*Descriptive data for exercise characteristics calculated based on number of groups (G).
†Limited to aerobic exercise; minutes per week of exercise, calculated as frequency per week × duration per session in minutes; minutes per week (adj) of exercise, calculated as frequency per week × duration per session in minutes × compliance, defined as the percentage of exercise sessions attended.
Mdn, median; S/G/P (#), number of studies/groups/participants; X̄ ± SD, mean ± standard deviation.