A dataset containing the processed data from the studies necessary to reproduce the meta-analysis.

metabolic_meta

## Format

A data frame with 391 rows and 21 variables:

study

last name of first author and year of publication

endpoint

the clinical endpoint analyzed, it may be either: VO2max (maximal oxygen uptake), Flow-mediated Dilation, BMI (body mass index), Body Mass, Body Fat, Systolic Blood Pressure, Diastolic Blood Pressure, HDL, LDL, Triglycerides, Total Cholesterol, C-reactive Protein, Fasting Insulin, Fasting Glucose, HbA1c (glycated hemoglobin), or HOMA-IR (insulin resistance)

population

population category from the study, it may be either: Healthy, Overweight/obese, Cardiac Rehabilitation, Metabolic Syndrome, or T2D

age

the median age between the groups in the study, in years

category_age

age category based on the age column, it may be either: < 30 y, 30 - 50 y, or > 50 y

duration

the training duration, in weeks

category_duration

training duration category based on the duration column, it may be either: < 5 weeks, 5 - 10 weeks, or > 10 weeks

men_ratio

the men ratio (total men divided by sample size) reported in the study

category_men_ratio

men ratio category based on the men_ratio column, it may be either: < 0.5 or > 0.5

type_exercise

the type of exercise used for exercise training, it may be either running or cycling

bsln

the baseline value reported for the clinical endpoint (the median between groups is used)

the adjusted baseline value for the clinical endpoint. Values were adjusted according to their categories described in the paper. For example, VO2max values were adjusted to their age and sex percentile ranks, etc. From these values, the categories are defined in 'category_bsln'

category_bsln

the baseline category based on the bsln column

N_HIIE

sample size of the HIIE (High-intensity Interval Exercise) group

Mean_HIIE

mean difference between pre- and post-training in the HIIE (High-intensity Interval Exercise) group

SD_HIIE

standard deviation of the difference between pre- and post-training in the HIIE (High-intensity Interval Exercise) group

N_MICT

sample size of the MICT (Moderate-intensity Continuous Training) group

Mean_MICT

mean difference between pre- and post-training in the MICT (Moderate-intensity Continuous Training) group

SD_MICT

standard deviation of the difference between pre- and post-training in the MICT (Moderate-intensity Continuous Training) group

HIIE

the type of HIIE used in the study: it may be either: HIIT (High-intensity Interval Training) or SIT (Sprint Interval Training)

desired_effect

the desired effect expected for post-training improvements. This is needed simply to display the effects related to HIIE and MICT on the same side of the forest plot throughout the clinical endpoints

## Source

https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/Abstract/9000/Effectiveness_of_HIIE_versus_MICT_in_Improving.96194.aspx