E-Health and M-Health in Obesity Management: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of RCTs.

Nutrients · 2025 · PMC12251417 · PMID 40647304

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near-significantp = 0.068so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

For body-fat percentage, the analysis revealed a near-significant reduction (WMD = −0.79; 95% CI: −1.63 to 0.06; p = 0.068), suggesting a trend toward improvement but not reaching conventional statistical significance.

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showed a trendp = 0.068so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Body-fat percentage showed a trend toward improvement (−0.79%; p = 0.068) that, while not reaching conventional significance, suggests a potential biologically plausible effect of digital interventions on body composition.

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highly significantno p-value reported

Highly significant heterogeneity was observed in several anthropometric outcomes ( Table 2 ), including BMI, waist circumference, and body-fat percentage, indicating variability across studies.

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